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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 4 May 2018
Wife: Cosby convicted by 'mob justice, not real justice'

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Cosby's home in January
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill 2004 was "riddled with innu-
Cosby's wife called Thurs- merable, dishonest contra-
day for a criminal investi- dictions."
gation into the suburban She echoed Cosby's law-
Philadelphia prosecutor yers, who contended that
behind his sexual assault Constand framed him to
conviction, saying the case score a big payday.
that could put the 80-year- Cosby is on house arrest
old comedian in prison for while awaiting sentencing.
the rest of his life was "mob His lawyers have vowed to
justice, not real justice" and appeal.
a "tragedy." Her statement did not ad-
Camille Cosby made her dress behavior Cosby has
first comments on the ver- admitted to, such as phi-
dict in a three-page state- landering and contention
ment sent to the media that he was having a con-
through a family spokes- sensual affair with Con-
man, as institutions from stand.
Hollywood to Madison Av- Constand's lawyer bris-
enue continued to wipe tled at the statement and
away the remnants of his asked, "why would any rep-
legacy. He was expelled on utable outlet publish that?" In this April 24, 2018, file photo, Bill Cosby, left, arrives with his wife, Camille, for his sexual assault
Thursday from the motion "Twelve honorable jurors trial, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.
picture academy and the — peers of Cosby — have Associated Press
Advertising Hall of Fame. spoken," lawyer Dolores
Camille Cosby compared Troiani said. "There is noth- whom have died — and juror said Monday was in- "Someday the truth will pre-
her husband of 54 years, ing else that needs to be she served as his business strumental in his conviction. vail, it always does," Ca-
convicted a week ago on said." manager. Camille Cosby compared mille Cosby said.
three counts of aggravat- Constand said in a tweet Before the jury came in last the dozens of other wom- She said her husband's
ed indecent assault, to Em- last week that "Truth pre- week to hear from Cosby's en who've accused her prosecution was politically
mett Till and other blacks vails." The jury said in a state- lawyers, she went to the husband to a "lynch mob" motivated, repeating his
mistreated by the justice ment Monday that she was defense table and put her spurred on by the media's team's contention that
system. "credible and compelling." arm around Cosby, who "frenzied, relentless demon- he had been a pawn in a
"Once again, an innocent Prosecutors opposing a re- is legally blind. They em- ization" of the man who heated race for district at-
person has been found quest for juror names from braced, smiled and chat- earned a reputation as torney. Montgomery Coun-
guilty based on an unthink- The Associated Press and ted, and he gave her a America's Dad playing Dr. ty District Attorney Kevin
ing, unquestioning, uncon- other news media outlets peck on the cheek. Cliff Huxtable on the top- Steele attacked opponent
stitutional frenzy propa- urged a judge on Thursday When it was the prosecu- rated family sitcom "The Bruce Castor in campaign
gated by the media and to consider a "cooling off" tion's turn to argue, she left Cosby Show." ads over his decision not to
allowed to play out in a before they're disclosed. the courtroom, and Con- She compared his treat- charge Cosby in 2005 and
supposed court of law," she They cited a 90-day wait in stand entered. ment to Till, the black teen- announced Cosby's arrest
said. "This is mob justice, not the case of Casey Anthony, Constand sued Cosby in ager who was kidnapped a month after winning the
real justice. This tragedy the Florida mother acquit- 2005 when prosecutors and murdered after wit- November 2015 election.
must be undone not just for ted in 2011 of charges she dropped a criminal inves- nesses said he whistled at She said Steele and his
Bill Cosby, but for the coun- killed her young daughter. tigation after four weeks. a white woman in a Missis- team were "exploitive and
try." Camille Cosby stayed Cosby wound up settling sippi grocery store in 1955, corrupt" and that their
Camille Cosby, 74, said away from both of her for nearly $3.4 million after and Darryl Hunt, a black "primary purpose is to ad-
chief accuser Andrea Con- husband's trials, except for giving four days of deposi- man wrongly convicted of vance themselves profes-
stand was a liar whose the defense's closing argu- tions, including testimony raping and killing a white sionally and economically
testimony about being ments. She and Bill Cosby about giving quaaludes to woman in North Carolina in at the expense of Mr. Cos-
drugged and molested at had five children — two of women before sex, that a 1984. Constand is white. by's life."q

Ex-Beatle Paul donates Linda

McCartney photos to V&A museum

Associated Press a well as images from na- Barnes, said Thursday that
LONDON (AP) — The Vic- ture and photos of her fam- Linda McCartney was "in-
toria & Albert Museum ily. terested in unguarded
says Paul McCartney has Linda McCartney worked moments and intimate
donated 63 photographs as a professional photog- moments, unstaged mo-
taken by his late wife Linda rapher from the mid-1960s ments," whether taking
to the museum's new pho- and was married to the for- pictures of her family or of
tography center. mer Beatle from 1969 until celebrities.
The collection includes Lin- her death from breast can- The photos will go on dis- In this file photo dated Nov. 25, 1993, Paul and Linda McCartney
da McCartney's portraits cer in 1998. play at the V&A's nation- pose for photographers at a news conference before a perfor-
of The Beatles, The Rolling The V&A's senior curator al photography center, mance in Mexico City at Hermanos Rodriguez race track.
Stones and Jimi Hendrix as of photographs, Martin which opens Oct. 12.q Associated Press