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 "Hey, Hey, Hey...It's America's Dad... I know it's late, but to
all of the Dads... It's an honor to be called a Father, so let's
make today a renewed oath to fulfilling our purpose -
strengthening our families and communities," Cosby posted on
Instagram late Sunday night.
Cosby, 81, who last year was convicted of drugging and sexually
attacking former Temple University administrator Andrea Constand
in 2004, requested the message be posted after he gave a
Father's Day speech to fellow inmates at maximum-security SCI
Phoenix facility outside Philadelphia, where he is serving a 3-
to 10-year sentence.
A spokesman for the once-beloved star of "The Cosby Show,"
Andrew Wyatt on Monday said Cosby called after the talk with
instructions to post the message.
The Instagram posting touched off a wave of reactions from more
than 200 Instagram followers, ranging from admiration to
outrage.
"You were my tv dad for many years, thanks for being an
inspiration in my life," a fan posted as prettyinpinkplatforms
on Instagram.
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"Y'all will look the other way on drugging and raping women for
years just because the man guilty of it supports your political
agenda... You're not America's favorite dad. Don't kid yourself,"
Luke Krugman of Cleveland wrote on Instagram.
Cosby was the first celebrity convicted of sexual misconduct since
the rise of the #MeToo movement, which cast a harsh light on
widespread patterns of sexual harassment or abuse in multiple
spheres of American life. Some 50 women emerged to level sex abuse
charges against him, but all the allegations except Constand's were
too old to be the subject of criminal prosecution.
(Reporting by Barbara Goldberg in New York; Editing by Scott Malone
and Marguerita Choy)
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