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Bill Cosby Believes R. Kelly Was 'Railroaded' During 'Racist' Sex Crimes Trial
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Bill Cosby feels R. Kelly “ got railroaded ” in his sex - trafficking trial that ended Monday with convictions on all nine counts against him , according to the newly freed comedian’s rep.
Cosby believes the singer “ was screwed ” and that “ he wasn’t going to catch a break” during the month -long trial , according to his spokesman , Andrew Wyatt.
Wyatt shared Cosby ’s thoughts in a Tuesday night interview with reporters , where the rep said Kelly never stood a chance and railed against the ’90s R&B superstar’s defense team.
“The deck was stacked against Robert,” said Wyatt. “His constitutional rights were grossly abused. I don’t know anywhere but in this country in the United States that a documentary can bring criminal charges against someone.”
“No one fought hard for him,” and his attorneys did- n’t “humanize him,” Wyatt said.
“He also didn’t have the re- sources and means, he should have asked for sup- port from the court. He would have gotten better rep- resentation,” added Wyatt.
The Cosby rep also criti- cised lawyer Gloria Allred who represented victims in both Kelly and Cosby's cases.
'[Cosby] said that Gloria
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Allred did the same thing [with Kelly] that she did with him,' Wyatt told TMZ.
'You parade women out and you stir up the public sentiment to go against him and that's what they did to R. Kelly.'
Wyatt went on to claim that Kelly's case was an ex- ample of 'an assault on black men' in America today. "The rich white guys like Harvey Weinstein is still out on bail."
'This is an assault on suc- cessful black men who are doing great things,' he said.
'I see R. Kelly having a strong case on appeal, and I think when he gets to the ap- pellate court and when he gets to the highest court in the land, I think we'll see a conviction overturned.'
“This is a guy who made the song ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ when there were rumors about young girls. The song played at every wedding and in every church. He was doing music with Lady Gaga!” said Wyatt.
Kelly, 54, was convicted of sexually abusing women and children for decades on counts including racketeer- ing and violations of the Mann Act, which prohibits the transport of people across state lines for an im- moral purpose.
He faces 10 years to life in prison at his sentencing next May.
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