Bill Abandoned By TV Wife! Phylicia Rashad NOT Attending Cosby's Trial
![Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial Phylicia Rashad](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hbKWTx0tL/480x251/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-pp.jpg?position=top 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hbKWTx0tL/640x335/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-pp.jpg?position=top 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hbKWTx0tL/768x402/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-pp.jpg?position=top 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hbKWTx0tL/1024x536/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-pp.jpg?position=top 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hbKWTx0tL/1280x670/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-pp.jpg?position=top 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hbKWTx0tL/1440x753/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-pp.jpg?position=top 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hbKWTx0tL/1600x837/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-pp.jpg?position=top 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/hbKWTx0tL/2160x1130/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-pp.jpg?position=top 2160w)
Jun. 5 2017, Published 1:55 p.m. ET
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Bill Cosby arrived at the Montgomery County Courthouse Monday morning ahead of the opening of his sexual assault trial — and while some of the famed entertainer's former costars were ready to support him, others steered clear of the courtroom altogether!
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Cosby arrived with former costar Keshia Knight Pulliam — known for her role as Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show — for the first day of his trial.
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Meanwhile, Phylicia Rashad, who played the comedian's wife on The Cosby Show from 1984-1992, does not plan to attend the court proceedings, according to reports.
![Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial Phylicia Rashad](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/qYaRB2Rqf/480x307/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-05.jpg 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/qYaRB2Rqf/640x409/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-05.jpg 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/qYaRB2Rqf/768x490/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-05.jpg 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/qYaRB2Rqf/1024x653/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-05.jpg 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/qYaRB2Rqf/1280x817/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-05.jpg 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/qYaRB2Rqf/1440x919/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-05.jpg 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/qYaRB2Rqf/1600x1021/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-05.jpg 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/qYaRB2Rqf/2160x1378/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-05.jpg 2160w)
According to The New York Daily News, the actress will be busy rehearsing for the Public Theater's presentation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which opens July 11 in Central Park.
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Though she might show up last minute, insiders say it's unlikely.
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"Nobody runs around like that while they're working," one source told the publication.
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However, shortly after Cosby's reputation was dragged through the mud, Rashad publicly defended her former costar.
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"Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV, and it's worked," Rashad told Showbiz 411 at the time.
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As RadarOnline.com readers know, former Temple University employee Andrea Constand alleged that the comedian drugged and molested her in 2004 at her suburban Philadelphia home.
![Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial Phylicia Rashad](https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/V-vySkU53/480x307/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-08.jpg 480w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/V-vySkU53/640x409/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-08.jpg 640w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/V-vySkU53/768x490/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-08.jpg 768w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/V-vySkU53/1024x653/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-08.jpg 1024w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/V-vySkU53/1280x817/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-08.jpg 1280w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/V-vySkU53/1440x919/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-08.jpg 1440w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/V-vySkU53/1600x1021/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-08.jpg 1600w, https://media.radaronline.com/brand-img/V-vySkU53/2160x1378/2017/06/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-trial-phylicia-rashad-08.jpg 2160w)
More than 40 women have accused the 79-year-old of sexual assault.
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