Comic and former talk-show host Rosie O’Donnell was enraged, albeit off by 10 women, when she tweeted, “I GUESS 70 WOMEN WERENT ENOUGH - f- u bill.” (Sixty women accused Cosby of sexual misconduct.) Kelly definitely calling Bill Cosby lawyers right now,” tweeted rapper Freddie Gibbs.īut most people were just plain angry. There were plenty of tweets likening the Spears and Cosby cases, as well as comparisons to legal situations involving Jeffrey Epstein, Julian Assange, Marilyn Manson and R. ‘Chasing Cosby,’ a new podcast, collects the firsthand accounts of women who say they were drugged and assaulted by Bill Cosby. “It can be the case that the PA Supreme Court made the right decision AND that justice was not done for the women Cosby assaulted.”Įntertainment & Arts Introducing: ‘Chasing Cosby’ Did the prosecution also act badly here? Yes,” tweeted Jill Filipovic, an attorney and author. Am I upset that Cosby is being let out? Yes. And yes, the prosecutors are responsible for this. I was fine with him staying in prison for the remainder of his life. He raped more than 60 women but I guess that doesnt matter? Anyway, I’m still on my abolition journey. “All the smoke should be pointed squarely at the prosecutor’s office in the #Cosby case for making that colossal error,” wrote NFL veteran Damien Woody.Īuthor Roxane Gay said in a series of tweets, “It is total bulls- that Bill Cosby is being released. Blame the prosecutors who violated the Constitution,” author Keith Boykin tweeted. Please don’t blame the Constitution for the Bill Cosby decision. “The 5th Amendment is an essential tool to protect the rights of the powerless in America against the powerful. Many railed against the prosecutors and cited the importance of constitutional due-process protections. Television Timeline of Bill Cosby sexual assault scandal: Full coverage of allegations, trialĪ timeline of our coverage of the allegations against the star, from their resurfacing in late 2014 to the overturning of his conviction on Wednesday. “Today’s news that Cosby’s conviction is being overturned is proof we haven’t gone far enough. How we went too far,” actress Amber Tamblyn said. “I don’t want to hear anything about how cancel culture ruined men’s lives during the MeToo era reckoning for women and survivors. Doubtfire” screenwriter Randi Mayem Singer. “We live in a world where Britney Spears has people controlling her uterus, but Bill Cosby is free. Cosby reportedly settled with Constand for millions in the civil case.Īctress Debra Messing was enraged, tweeting, “To every woman who was sexual assaulted by #BillCosby my heart hurts for you today and I am full fury. Those depositions were then used against him in his criminal case. Under the prior agreement, Cosby gave depositions in a civil case filed by Constand. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated the decision based on a prior agreement the actor and comedian had with a prosecutor that prevented him from being charged in the criminal case. World & Nation Bill Cosby freed from prison after court overturns sex assault convictionīill Cosby was released from prison after the Pennsylvania high court ruled the sex assault case against him violated an earlier deal with prosecutors.
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