Rashad draws critics and dismissal calls for defending Cosby July 1, 2021 at 3:43 pm FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2019, file photo Phylicia Rashad arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby’s release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts. Rashad played Cosby’s wife on “The Cosby Show . It remains to be seen whether Rashad’s position at Howard is in jeopardy, but the university quickly distanced itself from her comments. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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Comedian Bill Cosby, center, and spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, right, approach members of the media gathered outside Cosby’s home in Elkins Park, Pa., after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sex assault conviction.
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WASHINGTON Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby’s release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts.
It remains to be seen whether Rashad’s position at Howard is in jeopardy, but the university quickly distanced itself from her comments.
Critics blast Howard University dean Phylicia Rashad after her support of Bill Cosby’s prison release
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) Actress Phylicia Rashad, who was appointed dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts in May, is under fire after praising Bill Cosby’s release from prison Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction.
Rashad, 73, known for her role as Cosby’s wife Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”, tweeted “FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!” The tweet since has been deleted.
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Rashad draws critics and dismissal calls for defending Cosby
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby’s release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts.
It remains to be seen whether Rashad’s position at Howard is in jeopardy, but the university quickly distanced itself from her comments.
Rashad, who played Cosby’s wife for years on the family sitcom “The Cosby Show,” was named dean of the college with great fanfare this year. Cosby was released from prison Wednesday after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction, ruling that Cosby’s agreement with the previous district attorney in 2005 should have prevented him from being charged in the 2018 case.