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- Bill Cosby gave his first radio interview after being released from prison to Detroit radio host Frankie Darcell on Mix 92.3 on Thursday.
- In the interview he called his conviction being overturned a "win" for people who are "imprisoned wrongfully."
- Cosby was released from prison on Wednesday due to a procedural issue in his case.
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Bill Cosby gave his first radio interview after being released from prison, in which he celebrated his sexual assault conviction being overturned.
Cosby, 83, called his release a victory for people who are "imprisoned wrongfully" as he spoke to Detroit radio host Frankie Darcell on Mix 92.3.
"This is for all the people who have been imprisoned wrongfully, regardless of race, color or creed, because I met them in there – people who talked about what happened and what they did," he said. "And I know there are many liars out there, but these people can't get lawyers."
Cosby was released from prison on Thursday because of a procedural issue dating back to a civil lawsuit in 2005.
At the time, Cosby was promised by Bruce Castor, then the Montgomery County District Attorney, that he would not face charges if he testified in a civil lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand, who accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2004.
He was later charged and convicted in a case involving Constand.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction upon determining Cosby's due process rights were violated because he was charged when he was told he wouldn't be.
Cosby told Darcell that he felt "powerless" when he was accused of sexual assault.
"There's a saying that is my mantra: 'It's not what they're doing to you, it's what you're not doing.' And when you are Frankie Darcell, and you do it, look at what you did," he said. "Take advantage of this situation, and play it like you have never played something before, because your audience needs the truth, they need clarity, they need guidance, and they need to know where to go, and how to join, and how to do things."
