Sex abuser Bill Cosby offers SUPPORT to rapist Harvey Weinstein asking ‘where do wealthy and famous men find fairness’
DISGRACED comedian Bill Cosby lent his support to convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein on Monday after releasing a statement asking "where do wealthy and famous men find fairness".
The 82-year-old instructed his representative to issue a public statement calling Weinstein's conviction a "very sad day".
On Monday was convicted by a New York jury of raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi.
After the announcement of the conviction, Cosby's spokesman Andrew Wyatt posted a statement to the comedian's Instagram page.
The statement argued that the verdict was not shocking because: "these jurors were not sequestered, which gave them access to media coverage and the sentiments of public opinion."
The post continued: "There's no way Mr. Weinstein was going to receive a fair and impartial trial.
"Also, this judge showed that he wanted a conviction by sending the jurors back to deliberate after they were hung on many of the counts."
Cosby added: "Here's the question that should haunt all Americans, especially wealthy and famous men...Where do we go in this country to find fairness and impartiality in the judicial system?"
The statement ended by the comedian blasting the #MeToo movement.
He said: "Lastly if the movement isn't just about Becky (white women), I would challenge and ask them to go back 400+ years and tarnish the names of those oppressors that raped slaves."
TIME'S UP RESPONSE
The Time's Up Foundation, formed in the wake of Weinstein's case, posted a statement of celebration to their Instagram page.
The statement read: "Today is a victory for the #Silencebreakers who refused to be silent. it's a victory for survivors everywhere. And it's a victory for all those who believe in justice."
The disgraced movie mogul was accused by more than 80 women since allegations against him surfaced in October 2017.
But with many of the cases too old to prosecute, the jury considered charges related to just two, that of Mimi Haleyi and Jessica Mann.
He was acquitted of the two most serious counts of predatory assault which each carried a life sentence and was found not guilty of first-degree rape in relation to Mann.
The jury of seven men and five women handed down their verdict after five days of deliberations.
After a jury handed down his guilty verdict, Weinstein reportedly said: "I'm innocent. I'm innocent. I'm innocent. How could this happen in America?"
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Following his conviction, Weinstein was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center after suffering chest pains.
He had been strapped to a stretcher initially en route to the notorious Rikers Island prison facility via an ambulance after leaving court in Manhattan at 4:30pm, his lawyers said.
Conflicting reports said Weinstein was complaining of ill health, with a source close to the convicted rapist telling he was suffering from "".
Meanwhile, other reports said the disheveled producer - who has been using a walking frame throughout his fraught trial - was suffering from high blood pressure and heart palpitations
It was the most high profiled case of sexual assault since Bill Cosby's case in 2018 after he was found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 15 years prior.
He has also been accused of rape and sexual assault by over 60 women.
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