Phylicia Rashad Applauds Bill Cosby's Conviction Being Overturned -- While The Rest Of Hollywood Is Pissed!

Howard University students and alumni are calling for "Cosby Show" actress Phylicia Rashad's firing from the school, where she serves as its dean of College of Fine Arts. The actress was met with swift criticism after backtracking an earlier statement in which she celebrated the shocking news that her longtime TV husband Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction had been overturnedby Pennsylvania’s highest court.

Former Cosby Show costar Phylicia Rashad, now a Howard University dean, has modified her gleeful reaction to news of Bill Cosby’s release from prison. But not before drawing criticism from her new academic colleagues.

Among the many who are disappointed in Bill Cosby’s overturned conviction is the accuser in his criminal trial, and she says the development could have dire lasting effects.

As reactions continue to pour in on the heels of Bill Cosby’s unexpected release from state prison – after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court – new questions have arisen as to what the embattled TV dad could do next. The state’s highest court threw out the 83-year-old disgraced actor’s conviction after finding that District Attorney Kevin Steele, the prosecutor who brought the case against Cosby, violated an agreement to not charge him.

Janet Hubert, who played the original Aunt Viv in The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, has called out Phylicia Rashad over her support of Bill Cosby.Rashad’s comments followed the news that Bill Cosby will be released from prison after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.Rashad, who played Cosby’s spouse Claire on The Cosby Show, tweeted her support of the decision. “FINALLY!!!!” she wrote.

Bill Cosby's sudden and speedy release from prison has elicited reactions from many, including those who accused him of sexual misconduct. The 83-year-old has been accused by about 60 women of sex crimes ranging from misconduct to battery to assault and beyond.

Bill Cosby's release from prison.

Bill Cosby was released from prison when his 2018 conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

"The Cosby Show" actress Phylicia Rashad is backtracking an earlier statement in which she celebrated the shocking news that her longtime TV husband Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction had been overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court. "I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward," she wrote.

Bill Cosby's release from prison on Wednesday.

Surrounded by his legal team, a frail Bill Cosby had nothing to say today about his sudden release from incarceration and overturned rape conviction.

Bill Cosby is walking free again.

NEW YORK -- Reaction to Wednesday's Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling overturning Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction and clearing the way for him to be released from prison:“Mr. Cosby should never have been prosecuted for these offenses.

Cosby Show star, 83, has been in prison since 2018 on charges of aggravated indecent assault over a 2004 encounter with Andrea Constand, who he was convicted of drugging and molesting. However, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out his conviction on Wednesday, finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.