Of course the former co-star/mistress was going to stick up for the old man rapist who used to be A list.
Phylicia Rashad
Bill Cosby
I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward. My post was in no way intended to be insensitive to their truth. Personally, I know from friends and family that such abuse has lifelong residual effects. My heartfelt wish is for healing.
— Phylicia Rashad (@PhyliciaRashad) June 30, 2021
Howard University says Phylicia Rashad’s tweet supporting Bill Cosby ‘lacked sensitivity’
A “terrible wrong is being righted,” Phylicia Rashad tweeted following Bill Cosby’s controversial release from Pennsylvania prison on Wednesday.
Hours later, her employer Howard University issued its own statement, saying it prioritizes and supports sexual assault survivors. The university also said personal statements from Howard staff don’t reflect the university’s policies.
In May, Howard University hired Rashad, who played Cosby’s wife on “The Cosby Show,” as dean of the recently re-established College of Fine Arts. Thursday is Rashad’s first day on the job. After the backlash, Rashad wrote she supports of sexual assault survivors and didn’t mean to be insensitive.
“Survivors of sexual assault will always be our first priority,” the university’s statement read. “While Dean Rashad has acknowledged in her follow-up tweet that victims must be heard and believed, her initial tweet lacked sensitivity towards survivors of sexual assault.”
Following her tweets, Rashad’s comment section was quickly filled with Howard students, alumni and fans calling her tweet insensitive and disrespectful to sexual assault survivors. – Source
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