BILL Cosby's spokesman has sparked fury after calling the disgraced star's release from prison a "beautiful day for women and justice for black America."
Cosby rep Andrew Wyatt said: "It’s a beautiful day, not just for Bill Cosby because this is about all Americans, making sure that they get justice."
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But many of those who accused the disgraced comedian of sexual assault have hit out at his release, calling him a "sociopath" and a "serial rapist."
Former Playboy Bunny Victoria Valentino – who accused Cosby of drugging and raping her in 1970, when she was 24 – told ABC: "My stomach is lurching and I am deeply distressed, he's a sociopath, he's a serial rapist."
Andrea Constand, the accuser in Bill Cosby's criminal trial, told TMZ that she thought the star's release could discourage sexual assault victims from seeking justice through the courts in the future.
Despite that, Wyatt insisted on Wednesday: "This was a fight for justice. And that’s what I fight for every day – justice and vindication for people done wrong by the judicial system."
He added: "It’s a beautiful day, and it’s a beautiful day, also for women.
“Millions of supporters and millions of women have gotten in touch with us and said ‘We know these women made up these allegations. We know it’s not true.'
"But the beauty of today, another great thing, they can no longer call him a sexual violent predator. No longer call him a rapist. No longer call him these horrible things.
"He’s now Bill Cosby, an American and national treasure.
Wyatt also called it a "great day for all men, especially for young boys."
Following his comments one Twitter used wrote: "What the absolute f***."
Another added: "This may be the oddest take on the whole shebang."
One user called it a "disgusting statement."
Three other women who have accused Cosby – Sammie Mays, Sarita Butterfield and Angela Leslie – also spoke out about the comedian's release on Wednesday, saying that they, too, think he's dangerous.
While more than 50 other women across the U.S. have accused Cosby of sexual assault and misconduct, statues of limitations in their cases make further prosecution unlikely.
Cosby, 83, served more than two years of a three-to-10 year sentence at a jail in Philadelphia before his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on a technicality on Wednesday.
The disgraced comedian didn’t address reporters following his release on Wednesday but tweeted an image of him holding his right fist in the air.
He said: “I have never changed my stance, nor my story. I have always maintained my innocence."
“Thank you to all my fans, supporters, and friends who stood by me through this ordeal. Special thanks to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for upholding the rule of law.”
He had vowed to serve all 10 years rather than acknowledge any remorse over the 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand.
Cosby who was once beloved as "America’s Dad," was convicted of drugging and molesting the Temple University employee at his suburban estate.
He was charged in late 2015 when a prosecutor armed with newly unsealed evidence — Cosby’s damaging deposition from Constand's lawsuit — arrested him days before the 12-year statute of limitations expired.
In May, Cosby was denied parole after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during his nearly three years in state prison.
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