‘Cosby Show’ Wife Phylicia Rashad Bashed for Supporting Bill’s Prison Release

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Actress Phylicia Rashad made the mistake of celebrating Bill Cosby’s release from prison on Wednesday and the internet isn’t holding back their ire.

Cosby’s criminal rape conviction was overturned on a technicality and he was freed from Philadelphia state prison after serving two years of his three to ten-year sentence.   

“FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted …” Rashad captioned alongside a photo of Cosby she posted on Twitter. “A miscarriage of justice is corrected!”

The backlash against Rashad was swift, with users petitioning NBC hit “This Is Us” to fire her from the show.  “Time to send Beth’s mother, played by rapist supporter/rape denier Phylicia Rashad, needs to go on a permanent vacation. I will stop watching [the show] as long as Rashad is in the cast,” wrote one incensed tweeter.   

Rashad quickly deleted her post and issued another in support of Cosby’s alleged victims. “I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward. My post was in no way intended to be insensitive to their truth,” she wrote. “Personally, I know from friends and family that such abuse has lifelong residual effects. My heartfelt wish is for healing.”

“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actress Janet Hubert called out her fellow TV mom.  “Phylicia what are you thinking!!! I don’t know you but to say this was terribly wrong. EVERYONE knew what he was doing back then,” she slammed. “How could you NOT! Get your umbrella sista here comes the shit shower. I am outraged that he has been released. Yes he is an old a– guilty man!”

Howard University, where Rashad has been appointed dean of the “Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, addressed the situation hours later.  

“Survivors of sexual assault will always be our priority,” the Twitter statement began. “While Dean Rashad has acknowledged in her follow-up twee that victims must be heard and believed, her initial tweet lacked sensitivity towards survivors of sexual assault.” 

She was scheduled to start her new position on July 1, the University has not rescinded her job offer thus far.


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Carlo
Carlo
2 years ago

Bet if Cosby was white she wouldn’t have backed him . She is a racist POS.

Christopher Mcgrath
2 years ago
Reply to  Carlo

Of course, the decision has precedence, didn’t Trump get off (so far) on a technicality. I wonder if Trump had any say in this, you know, for an old mate?

Big-T
Big-T
2 years ago

WTH did Trump have to do with this news article or comment section?

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