Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. ; Credit: Matt Rourke/AP

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned. Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

Cosby has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. He had vowed to serve all 10 years rather than acknowledge any remorse over the 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand.

We dive into how this all happened, through the lens of law, celebrity and the MeToo movement. 

With files from the Associated Press

Guests: 

Ambrosio Rodriguez, former prosecutor; he is currently a criminal defense attorney at The Rodriguez Law Group in Los Angeles; he led the sex crimes team and was in the homicide unit in the Riverside D.A.’s office; he tweets at @aer_attorney

Laurie L. Levenson, professor of criminal law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and former federal prosecutor

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Bill Cosby gestures outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., on June 30, 2021, after being released from prison when the Pennsylvania's supreme court overturned his sexual assault conviction. Cosby expressed support for former TV co-star Phylicia Rashad's freedom of speech after she defended him in a tweet.; Credit: Matt Rourke/AP

Bill Cosby called on Howard University to support former co-star Phylicia Rashad's freedom of speech after she expressed support for him when his sexual assault conviction was overturned.

In a statement, Cosby also lashed out at the media, comparing journalists to the rioters who stormed the Capitol in January.

"Howard University you must support ones Freedom of Speech (Ms. Rashad), which is taught or suppose to be taught everyday at that renowned law school, which resides on your campus," Cosby said in a statement provided to NPR by his spokesman Andrew Wyatt.

"This mainstream media has become the Insurrectionists, who stormed the Capitol," Cosby continued in his statement. "Those same Media Insurrectionists are trying to demolish the Constitution of these United State of America on this Independence Day."

Cosby concluded by saying, "WE THE PEOPLE STAND IN SUPPORT OF MS. PHYLICIA RASHAD" in all caps.

Cosby's support of Rashad comes after the actress, who played his TV wife in The Cosby Show, defended the comedian in a tweet. Cosby was released from prison last week when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated his sexual assault conviction on the grounds that his due process rights were violated.

"FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!" Rashad said last week.

The tweet has since been removed and Rashad later backpedaled, writing that she "fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward." She also sent a letter of apology to Howard students

Many Howard alumni had expressed disappointment at the remarks. Howard University responded with its own tweet, stating that Dean Rashad's "initial tweet lacked sensitivity towards survivors of sexual assault."

Rashad was recently named Dean of Howard University's Chadwick Boseman College of Fine Arts.

Rashad, an acclaimed stage and screen artist, graduated from Howard magna cum laude in 1970 with a bachelor's in fine arts. She returned as a guest lecturer and adjunct faculty member.

In a statement announcing her appointment in May, Provost Anthony K. Wutoh said Rashad's "passion for the arts and student success makes her a perfect fit for this role."

One of the students Rashad mentored at Howard was the late actor Chadwick Boseman, for whom the school's College of Fine Arts is named.

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Lili Bernard claims he drugged and raped her repeatedly.

Cosby's representative claims that the sex offender qualifies for early release due to his vulnerability to the illness

On Thursday, disgraced comedian Bill Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004.

Keshia Knight Pulliam, best known for playing Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show, was the first star sacked on the latest season of Celebrity Apprentice.

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, 81, is serving time in a maximum-security state prison in Pennsylvania after being found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand.

Coca Cola billionaire Alki David, 51, is offering Bill Cosby $10million to buy his 'digital likeness rights' so he can own the disgraced comedian's hologram.

During the sketch aired at the Los Angeles awards show last night, Peter Griffin said: 'The Emmys has always been great for rewarding great people. And who will be this year's Bill Cosby and Roseanne.'

In a telephone interview with Black Press USA, Cosby said the jury was full of 'imposters' and that the entire case against him was 'political'.

Despite serving a prison term in Pennsylvania, Bill Cosby, 82, or someone on his behalf, took to Twitter do decry the mainstream US press and urge his followers to support black media outlets.

The SNL icon, main, is returning to the stage which turned him into a household name this Saturday. Murphy played Cosby during his original run on SNL in the 1980s, inset.

Bill Cosby's (left) publicist accused Eddie Murphy (right) of betraying African Americans just to gain approval from a white audience. Murphy poked fun at Cosby during his SNL monologue.

The 58-year-old legend opened Saturday night's show by talking about his 10 kids, getting a joke off about Bill Cosby in the process. The three comedic legends joined Murphy on SNL.

Monique Pressley was suspended from practicing law in D.C. in August. She was suspended a month after a disciplinary counsel presented 'clear and convicting evidence' of her alleged misconduct.

Comedian Bill Cosby claimed that 'successful Black Women' such as Gayle King 'are being used to tarnish' the reputation of black male celebrities and thanked Snoop Dogg for calling for his release.

Shamed Cosby, 82, right, called Weinstein's conviction 'a very sad day' in a statement Monday. Weinstein, 67, left, was found guilty of third degree rape and a criminal sexual act by a NYC jury Monday.

Bill Cosby is serving up to 10 years behind bars at SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. At least 22 inmates and 13 staffers at the prison tested positive for COVID-19.

The disgraced comedian, 82, is serving a three to 10 years at SCI Phoenix in Skippack, Pennsylvania after being found guilty of aggravated sexual assault in 2018.