Hollywood reacted Wednesday to the shock news that Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction has been overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The Court decided that a “non-prosecution agreement” the actor struck with a previous prosecutor should have prevented him from being charged in a case that stemmed from a 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand.
The decision paved the way for the 83-year-old to be freed after serving more than two years of a three-to-10 year sentence at a state prison. Many in the entertainment and media industry took to Twitter to express their surprise and anger – and, in at least one case, support.
Hollywood reacted Wednesday to the shock news that Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction has been overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The Court decided that a “non-prosecution agreement” the actor struck with a previous prosecutor should have prevented him from being charged in a case that stemmed from a 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand.
The decision paved the way for the 83-year-old to be freed after serving more than two years of a three-to-10 year sentence at a state prison. Many in the entertainment and media industry took to Twitter to express their surprise and anger – and, in at least one case, support.
Actress Christine Lahti (The Good Wife) wrote: “I’m enraged, heartbroken and disgusted by Cosby’s release. I can only imagine what all his survivors must be feeling. This convicted rapist is free today because he is a man of privilege. The Patriarchy rears it’s ugly head yet again.”
Actress Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction) wrote: “Bill Cosby is STILL an evil rapist .the end … I wonder how many people are lining up to make deals with Cosby. too many people in Hollywood protect predator rapists and pretend to care about survivors but they really don’t.”
Actress and Time’s Up founding member Amber Tamblyn (Two and a Half Men) wrote: “I am furious to hear this news. I personally know women who this man drugged and raped while unconscious. Shame on the court and this decision … I don’t want to hear anything about how cancel culture ruined men’s lives during the MeToo era reckoning for women and survivors. How we went too far. Today’s news that Cosby’s conviction is being overturned is proof we haven’t gone far enough. Our justice system MUST change.”
(Excerpt) Read more in: The Hollywood Reporter