Phylicia Rashad Issues A New Statement Following Comments About Bill Cosby's Release From Prison

Phylicia Rashad has a new statement about Bill Cosby‘s release from prison.

Earlier this afternoon, the 73-year-old actress, who starred with Bill in the long running The Cosby Show as his on-screen wife, reacted to the news he had been released following his sexual assault conviction being overturned.

Click inside to read what she posted now…

In her original tweet, Phylicia had rejoiced about Bill‘s release.

“FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!” she wrote, and then limited the responses to only those who she personally follows on Twitter.

Now, in a new post on her social media accounts, Phylicia is adding to her statement.

“I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward,” she wrote. “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.”

If you didn’t see, Bill has made his first statement after his release. See it here…