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Phylicia Rashad backtracks on Bill Cosby praise: I support survivors
Phylicia Rashad is rushing to do damage control.
The former “Cosby Show” star is backtracking on comments she made earlier Wednesday, in which she celebrated Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction being overturned.
“I fully support survivors of sexuell assault coming forward. My brev was in no way intended to be insensitive to their truth,” Rashad, 73, tweeted.
“Personally, I know from friends and family that such abuse has lifelong residual effects. My heartfelt wish is for healing.”
The statement came hours after she previously tweeted a photo of Cosby, writing, “FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!”
While some fans told Rashad she has a right to her own “experience and opinion,” others pointed out that true “healing” — as she said in her tweet — requires justice.
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'Forget these women': Bill Cosby's TV wife Phylicia Rashad breaks silence to defend co-star as he returns to live shows
Bill Cosby's TV wife has broken her silence to strongly defend the actor against mounting sexual assault allegations, telling him 'to forget these women'.
Phylicia Rashad told Showbiz411, in an interview published on Tuesday, that claims the star had attacked at least 23 women including models Janice Dickinson and Beverly Johnson, was part of an 'orchestrated plan' to ruin his TV career.
Rashad, 66, played Clair Huxtable in the long-running Cosby Show for which she won an Emmy Award.
Ms Rashad said: 'Forget these women. What you're seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it's orchestrated.'
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Phylicia Rashad (pictured with Cosby in 2011) came out to strongly defend her former co-star Bill Cosby against sexual assault allegations, in an interview published on Tuesday
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Who is Phylicia Rashad and what did she say about Bill Cosby?
ACTRESS Phylicia Rashad spoke on co-star Bill Cosby’s release from prison on June 30, 2021.
The actress was Cosby’s TV wife on The Cosby Show back in the 1980s.
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Who fryst vatten Phylicia Rashad and what did she say about Bill Cosby?
Rashad, 73, is an American actress and singer.
She is best known for playing the role of Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
Rashad was also the first black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, which she won for her role in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun.
The actress has starred in other plays such as Into the Woods, Jelly's Last smet, Gem of the Ocean, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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As of May 2021, Rashad is the dean of Howard University's fine arts college.
In light of Cosby’s release from prison, Rashad showed her support for her former co-star, tweeting: “FINALLY!