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UPDATED with full interview and transcript: In her first major TV interview since the overturning of the ruling against Bill Cosby, accuser Andrea Constand told NBC News she considers him a “sexually violent predator” with “zero remorse.” The decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to overturn Cosby’s conviction…

Phylicia Rashad has landed her third consecutive Emmy nom for This Is Us. The TV Academy’s recognition of the actress comes on the heels of controversy over her comments, surrounding Bill Cosby’s release from prison. This year (as in 2019 and 2020), Rashad is nommed in the category of Drama Guest Actress. On NBC’s…

Eight of Bill Cosby’s sexual assault accusers are speaking out, telling NBC News that they felt thrown “under the bus” by a legal system that released the comedian from prison last week. “I was so stunned I couldn’t even think straight,” accuser Victoria Valentino says in the exclusive group interview with NBC News' Ka…

If anyone thought a now-free Bill Cosby was going to lay low for a bit after having his rape conviction and sentence suddenly overturned last week, think again. The much-accused actor once known as "America's Dad" chose America's Independence Day to prove them wrong. In a somewhat confusing, scattered statement today…

Actress Phylicia Rashad, the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts, has sent an apology letter to students and parents for her previous gleeful tweet about Bill Cosby’s surprise release from prison. Rashad sent the letter Friday, offering her “most sincere apology” for her enthusiasm upon learning…

Former Cosby Show costar Phylicia Rashad, now a Howard University dean, has modified her gleeful reaction to news of Bill Cosby’s release from prison. But not before drawing criticism from her new academic colleagues. Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison in 2018 for sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in…

UPDATE, 3:30 PM PT: Bill Cosby had nothing to say in front of the cameras just over an hour ago today after his rape conviction and prison sentence was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. However, the now freed and much-accused actor, or someone in his camp, just took to social media to speak out. In a…

UPDATED at 3 p.m.: Amid a social media backlash that had her name and “Claire Huxtable” trending on Twitter, Phylicia Rashad took to the social media site again to clarify her previous tweet in support of former co-star Bill Cosby, whose sexual assault conviction was overturned on Wednesday. Rashad wrote, “I fully…

Shortly after Bill Cosby was released from prison and joined his representatives as they made a public statement, the woman he admitted to giving pills before what she says was a sexual assault spoke out. Andrea Constand posted a lengthy message on her Twitter account saying the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision to…

Bill Cosby is a free man today thanks to a shocking overturning of his rape conviction by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, but the man who put him behind bars says the release doesn't alter the reality of the once beloved actor's crimes. "The majority decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders the release of…

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Bill Cosby's 2018 sexual assault conviction on Wednesday. That means the comedian may be freed from prison sentence in a matter of hours. Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and has been serving time at Pennsylvania's State Correctional Institution at…

UPDATED with prison release: Bill Cosby has been released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction, finding fault with the way prosecutors pursued a case against him after earlier declining to file charges. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokesperson Maria…