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'''William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.''', born July 12, 1937 (age {{age|1937|7|12}}), is an American [[actor]] and [[comedian]] from [[Philadelphia]]. He is famous for his role on ''The Cosby Show'', the highest rated show in television at that time,<ref>The show was so popular that a Presidential address to the nation by the equally popular [[Ronald Reagan]] had to be delayed until after the show aired.</ref> his TV advertisements for [[Jello]], Kodak, [[Ford Motor Company]] and [[Coca-Cola]], his children's comedy cartoon ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' and his comedy albums.  Once dubbed "America's Dad," Cosby is one of the most prominent victims of leftist [[cancel culture]].  The [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] in June 2021 ordered Cosby's immediate release and overturned a conviction in what apparently was a [[woke]] show trial.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/court-overturns-cosby-sex-assault-conviction-actor-reportedly-be-released</ref>

'''William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr.''', born July 12, 1937 (age {{age|1937|7|12}}), is an American [[actor]] and [[comedian]] from [[Philadelphia]]. He is famous for his role on ''The Cosby Show'', the highest rated show in television at that time,<ref>The show was so popular that a Presidential address to the nation by the equally popular [[Ronald Reagan]] had to be delayed until after the show aired.</ref> his TV advertisements for [[Jello]], Kodak, [[Ford Motor Company]] and [[Coca-Cola]], his children's comedy cartoon ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' and his comedy albums.  Once dubbed "America's Dad," Cosby is one of the most prominent victims of leftist [[cancel culture]].  The [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] in June 2021 ordered Cosby's immediate release and overturned a conviction in what apparently was a [[woke]] show trial.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/court-overturns-cosby-sex-assault-conviction-actor-reportedly-be-released</ref>

Cosby's vocal social comments led to the unsealing of documents in a previous civil suit by a woman who had accused Cosby of sexual assault..."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby#Political_views</ref>}}

Cosby's vocal social comments led to the unsealing of documents in a previous civil suit by a woman who had accused Cosby of sexual assault..."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby#Political_views</ref>}}

Cosby pleaded not guilty to three charges, and his trial in court began June 5, 2017.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/us/bill-cosby-sex-abuse-hearing Bill Cosby sex abuse hearing]</ref> The first trial ended in a [[hung jury]], and he was [[New trial|retried]] in 2018.<ref>[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/18/cosby-knew-he-would-get-a-hung-jury-all-along/ Cosby knew he would get a hung jury all along]</ref> The second trial resulted in a conviction and Cosby, at the age of 81, was sentenced to 3 - 10 years.  He served two years when on June 30, 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] fully reversed a conviction and ordered his immediate release without any more retrials, on grounds that a former district attorney had agreed not to prosecute Cosby (due, in part, to lack of admissible evidence, primarily that the victim had waited an entire year before filing a criminal complaint, and in the interim continued to have contact with Cosby) in exchange for forcing him to testify in the victim's civil suit against him.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/arts/television/bill-cosby-guilty-retrial.html Bill Cosby found guilty]</ref>  (The prosecutors appealed to the [[United States Supreme Court]], which denied certiorari, thus Cosby's acquittal is final.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/politics/supreme-court-bill-cosby/index.html</ref>)

Cosby pleaded not guilty to three charges, and his trial in court began June 5, 2017.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/us/bill-cosby-sex-abuse-hearing Bill Cosby sex abuse hearing]</ref> The first trial ended in a [[hung jury]], and he was [[New trial|retried]] in 2018.<ref>[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/18/cosby-knew-he-would-get-a-hung-jury-all-along/ Cosby knew he would get a hung jury all along]</ref> The second trial resulted in a conviction and Cosby, at the age of 81, was sentenced to 3 – 10 years.  He served two years when on June 30, 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] fully reversed a conviction and ordered his immediate release without any more retrials, on grounds that a former district attorney had agreed not to prosecute Cosby (due, in part, to lack of admissible evidence, primarily that the victim had waited an entire year before filing a criminal complaint, and in the interim continued to have contact with Cosby) in exchange for forcing him to testify in the victim's civil suit against him.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/arts/television/bill-cosby-guilty-retrial.html Bill Cosby found guilty]</ref>  (The prosecutors appealed to the [[United States Supreme Court]], which denied certiorari, thus Cosby's acquittal is final.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/politics/supreme-court-bill-cosby/index.html</ref>)

Several universities have revoked honorary degrees awarded to Cosby due to sexual assault allegations, including [[Yale University]] which revoked the first honorary degree in the history of the university.

Several universities have revoked honorary degrees awarded to Cosby due to sexual assault allegations, including [[Yale University]] which revoked the first honorary degree in the history of the university.