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The TV icon has been under attack online since Wednesday, when she hailed Pennsylvania Supreme Court officials’ decision to overturn her former The Cosby Show co-star’s 2018 rape conviction and set him free, citing legal technicalities during his trial.
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“FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!” she tweeted, alongside a photo of a smiling Cosby.
The instant backlash prompted Rashad to try and clarify her comment, insisting she stands by sexual assault survivors for speaking out, and claiming she didn’t mean to be “insensitive” with her post – although she notably did not apologize or retract her support for the disgraced comedian.
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