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A news report details the release of Bill Cosby from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction involving Andrea Constant. The legal reasoning centered on a 2005 agreement with a former district attorney who promised not to prosecute Cosby in exchange for his testimony in a civil trial. The court ruled that using this self-incriminating testimony in a later criminal trial violated Cosby's Fifth Amendment rights.
A 2018 clip features prosecutor Kristen Gibbons Feden discussing the initial conviction of Bill Cosby. Feden describes Cosby as a "sexually violent predator" and praises the bravery of Andrea Constant. The hosts critique the interview, questioning how a fair trial was possible during the height of the Me Too movement and noting that the prosecution actively sought out the victim rather than the victim initiating the criminal case.
The 2014 viral stand-up set by Hannibal Buress in Philadelphia is identified as the catalyst that reignited the Bill Cosby allegations. Buress called Cosby a "rapist" on stage, which led to a massive resurgence in media interest. In a later interview with Joe Rogan, Buress discusses the "opportunistic" appearance of his subsequent Comedy Central deal, though he claims the show was already in development. The hosts question if the joke was "given gas" by the media to initiate the takedown.
