Phylicia Rashad Speaks Out After Bill Cosby Conviction Is Overturned
Comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was overturned Wednesday, and the former TV star's [...]
@PhyliciaRashad
— grass under my feet (@toocleverbyhalf) June 30, 2021
You have chosen poorly. https://t.co/Up4b1xEvsx
In 2018, Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars after being convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Constand. He has been held at the SCI Phoenix state prison in Pennsylvania.
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@PhyliciaRashad Only a coward would tweet something and not let anyone respond. Shows us who you are.#Coward #BillCosbyIsARapist
— Jamie 🛸💙🌊🇺🇸 (@Jamie1074) June 30, 2021
In April 2020, it was reported that Cosby was seeking early release due to worries over contracting COVID-19. In a message posted to his social media by reps, Cosby's team expressed fear that he would "not survive" if infected with the disease.
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@PhyliciaRashad what is wrong with you?! Bill Cosby is a rapist
— Volunteer to wear a mask (@VolunteerOregon) June 30, 2021
They believe that both his health and his advanced age put him at high risk for the virus. At the time, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf did issue an order that allowed around 1,500 nonviolent offenders to be released, but Cosby was not eligible due to his status as a sex offender.
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uhhhh, he still did it though. They are just letting him out bcs of a bad decision by a prosecutor. He's still GUILTY AF @PhyliciaRashad https://t.co/xl13C5pfSf
— dj (@djcelts) June 30, 2021
Cosby's legal team asked Wolf to change the executive order and give Cosby a compassionate release due to his health problems. "Mr. Cosby was not given a life sentence nor a death sentence, so we are requesting that Gov. Wolf use his gubernatorial powers to show compassion to another human being, Bill Cosby," the statement read.
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Nobody:
Not a single soul:
Phylicia Rashad: Cliff my man. & I…Ima stick beside him
— Wizard Kelly 💫🥳 (@DntJudgeMYLife) June 30, 2021
The statement continued, "It has been well documented in the media and by the Secretary of Prisons, John Wetzel, that SCI-Phoenix has been badly infected with the Covid-19 virus." Ultimately, Wolf did not make an exception for Cosby.
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If Twitter had a rescind button I'd like to think Phylicia Rashad would've used it. Her "take" will come back to haunt her, professionally & personally.
— Pro-Democracy; Anti-Fascist! (@Wobbledance1) June 30, 2021
Most recently, Cosby attempted to get an early release by parole. However, he was denied. Keystone State's Parole Board revealed the list of reasons why Cosby was denied parole, with one being that he opted to not take a court-ordered sexual assault and harassment course.
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Can @NBCThisisUs @ThisIsUsWriters @Dan_Fogelman write off Phylicia Rashad now. #ThisIsUs pic.twitter.com/aqXtoI4xL0
— 💪🏻vaccinated🌻😷🖤🤳🏻 (@HaleyDeanna173) June 30, 2021
While Rashad and other Cosby supporters have issued comments on his release, it does not appear that Cosby has yet made a statement.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, you can contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.
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