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Comedian Bill Cosby who was convicted in 2018 for drugging and sexual assaulting a woman in 2004 has had his conviction overturned in Pennsylvania supreme court due to “prosecutorial mistakes” according to an NBC report.<\/p>\n

This development potentially opens the way for Cosby to be released from prison. Cosby a successful standup comedian and actor in his own right is probably best known for his role as Dr. “Cliff” Huxtable on the Cosby Show, one of America’s most successful and iconic sitcoms.<\/p>\n

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