Phylicia Rashad, Bill Cosby's TV wife and the incoming dean of Howard University's fine arts college, faced harsh criticism Wednesday after celebrating the controversial comedian's release from prison.
Earlier in the day, Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Cosby's sex assault conviction as a result of an agreement he had with a prior prosecutor that would have prevented him from being criminally charged in the case. The ruling bars any retrial in the case, court documents say.
The 83-year-old comedian was two years into a three-to-10-year prison term for sexually assaulting and drugging Andrea Constand in 2004. Nationwide, 60 women came forward to accuse the "Cosby Show" star of rape or sexual harassment, with many stating they were drugged during these encounters.
"Finally," Rashad tweeted in capital letters and a string of exclamations marks. "A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected."
Rashad, who played Cosby's wife on two television shows, was recently named the incoming dean of Howard University's reestablished and renamed Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. The position makes Rashad a first respondent to issues of campus sexual assault on campus.
Representatives for Howard University did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
Rashad has previously defended Cosby, calling some of the claims of abuse against him "orchestrated."
Her tweet has raised concerns online from many about how she might handle sexual assault allegations in her role as dean.