The former Cosby Show star spoke out a year after he was jailed for drugging and molesting victim Andrea Constand at his home 14 years ago. In an Instagram post he said he could now breathe independently following his suspected poisoning last month, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida celebrate after Suga was elected as new head of the ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tokyo, A man stands behind a burning barricade during the fifth straight day of protests against police brutality in Bogota, Police officers block and detain protesters during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus. But my people are going to view me and say, ‘that boy looks good. The organisation United Against Farm Murders called the protest after the recent murder of young farm manager Brendin Horner by alleged stock thieves. Bill Cosby’s spokesperson Andrew Wyatt said in a new TV interview Tuesday that the convicted comedian has lost weight and called his stay thus far in prison an “amazing experience.” Cosby was arrested in December 2018 and he was eventually convicted last year of three counts of aggravated indecent assault. "He has only been at the facility a little over a year but is treated like a friend and confidant who has been there over 20 years.". "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. That whole jury thing. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. “I don’t care what group of people come along and talk about this when they weren’t there. “I have eight years and nine months left,” he said. He said: “I go into my penthouse and lay down and start to think about how I can relay a message and give it on Saturdays so that they would hear it and feel it. I can see the whole thing.”, Pro-democracy protesters march towards the Government House during an anti-government protest in Bangkok, Thailand, A man watches a swan swim past as he wades into Lake Geneva for a sunrise swim, A metro train moves past slums and buildings after the restart of its operations in Mumbai, India, People gather with portrait of slain teacher Samuel Paty during a demonstration in Paris, Jacinda Ardern adresses a crowd of supporters after winning a second term in office, Israeli security forces take position behind burning tyres during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators at a weekly demonstration in the West Bank village of Kfar Qaddum, Pro-democracy protestors attend a rally at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok, Thailand. He has denied the allegations. I was there. They don’t know.". Bill Cosby claims his trial was a 'set up' in defiant first interview. Wyatt also revealed that Cosby is referred to as "the godfather" by fellow inmates. As part of the program, he speaks to and works with other male inmates, most of whom are African American. Daily protests calling for the authoritarian president's resignation are now in their second month, Members of 'Omnium Cultural' celebrate the 20th 'Festa per la llibertat' ('Fiesta for the freedom') to mark the Day of Catalonia in Barcelona. They were impostors." Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Janice Dickinson 'Laughed With Joy and Relief' at Bill Cosby's Sentencing, Bill Cosby's Accusers: A Timeline of Alleged Sexual Assault Claims (Updated), Bill Cosby Sentenced to Prison Following Sexual Assault Conviction, By signing up, you agree to our ", "I am a privileged man in prison," he said, calling his cell a "penthouse. Cosby, who insisted he’s not guilty, said he expects to serve his full sentence. Cosby's lawyers filed an appeal in June arguing his criminal conviction was flawed as five other accusers gave "strikingly dissimilar" testimonies compared with that of Constand. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. They don't know.". In 2005, Bill Cosby testified under oath that he gave The National Enquirer an exclusive interview in exchange for the tabloid's promise to spike a story about a previously undisclosed sexual assault allegation from a woman named Beth Ferrier. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? DEFIANT Bill Cosby insisted he has no remorse for his sexual assault victim in a sickening first interview from behind bars on Monday. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. The program, according to BlackPressUSA, "serves to encourage and empower African American men to strive for self-respect and dignity and to put their family first. Approximately 60 women have accused Cosby of drugging and violating them over the past 50 years. Constand's ordeal was the only alleged attack to take place within the statute of limitations and new prosecutors ordered the criminal case be revisited. For the first time since beginning his sentence at a maximum-security prison near Philadelphia, Bill Cosby has gone on the record about his trial and life in prison. He added: “I know what they’ve done to my people. Thousands of Anti-Government protesters and students attend a rally at the Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok to protest against the emergency decree and ban on public protests. Bill Cosby appears to be doing just fine behind bars amid the coronavirus pandemic, two years after he was sent to state prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a … I don't care what group of people come along and talk about this when they weren't there. Locked up at the maximum-security SCI Phoenix near Philadelphia, Cosby told BlackPressUSA: "When I come up for parole, they’re not going to hear me say that I have remorse. Cosby - who refers to his prison cell as his “penthouse” - said he now spends his time in prison lecturing fellow inmates during Saturday sessions with Mann Up, a prison reform program. Bill Cosby proclaimed his innocence in his first interview behind bars, blaming a jury of “imposters” for putting him there.. "...The influx of drugs and what they've done with their own history. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). ", Despite being incarcerated and the attention he has received for sexual misconduct, Cosby assured BlackPressUSA that he is a "privileged man. His comments imply he does not expect to be granted parole at any point and will instead serve his full sentence for the 2004 incident. If they would pay attention to these things and put education first and respect for others first...it's almost insane to hear someone say they don't know how to be a father. 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Cosby has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 60 women. ", "They've thrown respect for the family out the window and they're blaming each other for what's going on. “It’s all a set-up. ", Cosby’s spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, told CNN on Monday the actor “feels that he is a privileged man in that prison because they cannot break him or his mind.”. The huge blaze broke out overnight at the port of Ancona. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Cosby also railed against the jury that found him guilty, claiming, "It's all a set up. "I was there. Former comedian has been behind bars for a year, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. That boy is strong.’ I have too many heroes that I’ve sat with. She went to police the following year but prosecutors did not bring charges and her case was eventually settled in civil court in 2006. For other inquiries, Contact Us. While at SCI-Phoenix, Cosby often speaks to those who are part of the prison reform program Mann Up, although he is not formally associated with the group. He was sentenced to 10 years in September last year. They were impostors.". Firefighters have brought the fire under control but they expected to keep working through the day, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posing for a selfie with his family at Berlin's Charite hospital. Thousands of asylum seekers on the island of Lesbos are now homeless, Pope Francis takes off his face mask as he arrives by car to hold a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican, A home is engulfed in flames during the "Creek Fire" in the Tollhouse area of California, A couple take photos along a sea wall of the waves brought by Typhoon Haishen in the eastern port city of Sokcho, Novak Djokovic and a tournament official tends to a linesperson who was struck with a ball by Djokovic during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta at the US Open, Protesters confront police at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, during an anti-lockdown rally, A woman looks on from a rooftop as rescue workers dig through the rubble of a damaged building in Beirut. “When I come up for parole, they’re not going to hear me say that I have remorse. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison in 2018 after he was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Peter Andre takes on Molly-Mae after she called Italian food 'shocking', Smitten Mark Wright says his wife Michelle Keegan's beauty is 'ridiculous', Volunteer in Oxford Uni Covid vaccine trial who took placebo dies of virus, Kate Ferdinand hits back at troll accusing her of lying about bump being too big, McDonald's selling meals using food over a MONTH past best before dates, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. ® & © 2020 CBS Studios Inc. © 2020 CBS Television Distribution and CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. There is post-traumatic stress syndrome and there are also bad manners," he said. Sex offenders usually have to show remorse before they are granted parole, according to The Associated Press. Bill Cosby has insisted that he will never feel remorse as he spoke for the first time since he was jailed for sexual assault, Cosby, pictured at a court appearance in 2016, declared jurors in his trial were 'imposters', Bill Cosby, 81, jailed for up to 10 years for sex assaults, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The Independent has contacted Cosby’s representative for comment. He said he anticipates serving out his full 10-year sentence - which he claims was unfairly handed down after he was convicted by a biased jury. "I have eight years and nine months left," the 82-year-old said in a phone interview. A search began for possible survivors after a scanner detected a pulse one month after the mega-blast at the adjacent port, A full moon next to the Virgen del Panecillo statue in Quito, Ecuador, A Palestinian woman reacts as Israeli forces demolish her animal shed near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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