Overview
- Speaking on the Hate to Break It to Ya podcast, she said, “Separate the creator from the creation,” describing The Cosby Show’s influence as changing television.
- She acknowledged Cosby has been accused of “horrific” acts and said professional recognition of the series can exist apart from those allegations.
- Symoné played Olivia Kendall from 1989 until the series ended in 1992 and credited the cast and crew with shaping her career.
- Cosby was convicted in 2018 of aggravated indecent assault in the Andrea Constand case, then released in 2021 when Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court overturned the verdict due to a prior non-prosecution agreement.
- More than 60 women have accused Cosby of sexual assault over decades, and civil cases in recent years have added claims and judgments.