Phylicia Rashad thinks the Bill Cosby accusations are a conspiracy

Phylicia Rashad thinks the Bill Cosby accusations are a conspiracy
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Phylicia Rashad firmly defended her former TV husband Bill Cosby in the face of mounting rape, assault and drugging accusations.

"Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” The Cosby Show star told Showbiz 411. "And it's worked. All his contracts have been canceled."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.