Celebrities, Leaders React As Bill Cosby Found Guilty

NORRISTOWN, PA — One of the most infamous and drawn out legal battles in local history came to an end on Thursday afternoon, as former entertainment icon Bill Cosby was found guilty on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault.

The conviction spurred reactions from celebrities, community and movement leaders, politicians, and others. While some rejoiced the conviction as a victory for the women's movement in an age of reckoning for powerful men accused of sexual misdeeds, others pointed out to other troubling circumstances surrounding the case that they felt remained unresolved.

Cosby's verdict marks the first conviction of a powerful male figure accused of sexual assault following a year that brought reckoning to numerous men across politics, media, and entertainment.

Cosby, 80, faces up to ten years in prison for each of three charges on which he was convicted.

>>Bill Cosby Found Guilty On All Charges

BYE BILL https://t.co/OPTODw0lyO
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 26, 2018

Finally some justice for Bill Cosby’s victims. May they find a little #peace today. #GUILTY
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) April 26, 2018

Just because you're rich and powerful doesn't mean another person’s body is automatically available for sex. Consent must be given.#BillCosby
— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) April 26, 2018

Profoundly happy that Cosby’s victims, his survivors, are shedding tears of relief today.
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) April 26, 2018

I wonder how long it’s going to take Trump to announce he’s going to pardon Bill Cosby.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) April 26, 2018

So many years have been packed into this week. No more please, brain hurts.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 26, 2018

Good riddance to Bill Cosby!
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) April 26, 2018

How about - in the future, in cases like Bill Cosby or Weinstein, these women don't have to devote 15 to 20 years of their lives, fighting to get justice, while being degraded the entire time?
— John Lurie (@lurie_john) April 26, 2018

With Bill Cosby’s guilty verdict I hope these women find some peace and that all those who have not been able to find justice in other instances with other men have hope that they too will be heard. Zero tolerance of sexual harassment. #TimesUp https://t.co/5MHTsbp2Bz
— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) April 26, 2018

I hope Cosby’s victims feel there was some justice done today. What he did was unforgivable. I wonder if he will show any remorse at sentencing and if his other victims will get a chance to speak. https://t.co/9R7G3nJLR1
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) April 26, 2018

The state of America is this- Even with dozens of accusers we were all afraid Bill Cosby would walk.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) April 26, 2018

How many black victims never came forward because it was Bill Cosby?
— Marsha Warfield (@MarshaWarfield) April 26, 2018

as Bill Cosby went down in a courtroom today, the Me-Too movement is powering efforts by @emilyslist to help Democrats win back Congress this fall https://t.co/YM5mRlTpaI
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 26, 2018

Bill Cosby was found guilty.. oh Okay so when when will a Trial Date be set for HarveyWeinstein, Bill Clinton and
R Kelly?
I’m asking for a friend.
— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) April 26, 2018

America loved Bill Cosby. Nobody ever loved Harvey Weinstein. Thank you to all the courageous women who came forward and changed the world. #TruthPrevails
— Asia Argento (@AsiaArgento) April 26, 2018

I find justice very satisfying, even when it is long overdue, as it is for Bill Cosby. It will be even sweeter to see Harvey Weinstein go to prison, for the rest of his life if justice prevails.
— Tony Schwartz (@tonyschwartz) April 26, 2018

This is how it's supposed to work. When you are accused of a crime, it should be adjudicated by our Court system, as it was for Bill Cosby. Stark contrast to the court of public opinion's quick verdicts we see too often, where lives are ruined with no process.
— Martha MacCallum (@marthamaccallum) April 26, 2018

Bill Cosby is the tip of the iceberg: In Congress, women are still being harassed and forced into NDAs. Nothing has changed #MeToo
— Omar Vaid (@omarvaid) April 26, 2018

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