Bill Cosby considers suing Pennsylvania for hundreds of thousands for wrongful ...

Bill Cosby considers suing Pennsylvania for hundreds of thousands for wrongful ...
Bill Cosby considers suing Pennsylvania for hundreds of thousands for wrongful ...

 Bill Cosby's spokesman has said he hopes to recoup damages for wrongful incarceration from the state of Pennsylvania, and accused attorneys for Cosby's accusers of having 'an ax to grind against black men.'

Cosby was released from prison on June 30 after serving two years behind bars, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated his 2018 conviction for sexual assault, citing violations of his due process rights.

Now, his publicist Andrew Wyatt says that Cosby hopes to win 'a couple hundred grand' in compensation for the time he spend behind bars on the now-vacated conviction.

'We are looking at what recourse, what legal recourse we can take against the state of Pennsylvania,' Wyatt told "The Domenick Nati Show in an interview on Friday. 'We are looking at all legal angles for those things right now.'

Publicist Andrew Wyatt (right) says that Cosby hopes to win 'a couple hundred grand' in compensation for the time he spend behind bars on the now-vacated conviction

Publicist Andrew Wyatt (right) says that Cosby hopes to win 'a couple hundred grand' in compensation for the time he spend behind bars on the now-vacated conviction

Bill Cosby stands next to his spokesman Andrew Wyatt and lawyer Jennifer Bonjean outside Cosby's home after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his conviction on June 30

Bill Cosby stands next to his spokesman Andrew Wyatt and lawyer Jennifer Bonjean outside Cosby's home after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his conviction on June 30

'Isn't he owed money for every day that he's in jail or am I wrong?' Nati, himself a celebrity publicist, asked Wyatt.

'He's owed money. It's a lot of owed money,' Wyatt responded. 'Our attorneys are filing the paperwork now. He is owed a lot of money.'

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, in February proposed paying anyone wrongly convicted $50,000 for every year spent in prison.

Previously, Pennsylvania did not offer compensation to former inmates who were wrongfully convicted.

The funds would potentially be available to exonerees, whose convictions were overturned on the basis of actual innocence, as well as convicts such as Cosby who had their convictions vacated on legal grounds.

Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show Cosby sitting on his bed in prison uniform

Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show Cosbtsitting on his bed in prison uniform

Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show the actor sitting on his bed in his prison uniform 

In the interview, Wyatt went on to levy scathing attacks against Gloria Allred and her daughter Lisa Bloom, both attorneys who practice separately, but who both represent several of Cosby's scores of accusers.

Wyatt called the probe into Cosby 'the greatest 'Ocean's Eleven' extortion scheme led by Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom' and said he believes the case was 'about money.'

'I think her and her daughter have an axe to grind against black men,' Wyatt added, going on to name several high profile sexual misconduct claims against black celebrities the two attorneys had participated in. 

Bloom and Allred did not immediately respond to an inquiry from DailyMail.com on Friday night, but responded to Wyatt's 'extortion' claim in sharply worded statements to Fox News.

Attorney Gloria Allred stands with accusers of actor and comedian Bill Cosby after his original conviction on April 26, 2018

Attorney Gloria Allred stands with accusers of actor and comedian Bill Cosby after his original conviction on April 26, 2018

Allred's daughter Lisa Bloom also represents several of Bill Cosby's accusers

Allred's daughter Lisa Bloom also represents several of Bill Cosby's accusers

Allred told the outlet that 'any allegation of extortion is defamatory, and appears to be an attempt by Mr. Cosby's representative to deflect attention away from the allegations by more than 60 women who have accused Mr. Cosby of victimizing them.' 

'Choose your words carefully,' Bloom warned Wyatt in her statement.

'We already scored one spectacular win against Bill Cosby in our defamation litigation after another of his reps spoke recklessly,' she added. 'Shall we file another?'  

EXCLUSIVE: 'Is this a dream?' Bill Cosby's first words upon his release from jail are revealed as never-before-seen photos show him eating pizza, sitting on his bed in his prison uniform and enjoying life as a free man

By Laura Collins In Birmingham, Alabama, For Dailymail.com

He could have had anything money could buy. But after nearly three years of incarceration former inmate NN7687 didn't want anything fancy.

Instead, on the day of his release, Bill Cosby just wanted to be in his own home, on his own sofa and eating a slice of his favorite pizza.

Taken within hours of Cosby, 83, getting out of prison these exclusive images obtained by DailyMail.com show a man elated in his freedom.

Sitting on his bed in Elkins Park, Pa., still in his prison uniform, or eating that simple tomato, mozzarella and basil pizza that he craved, they offer a never-before-seen glimpse of Cosby's first moments of freedom following last week's Supreme Court decision to overturn his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, 48, in 2004.

And now, in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Cosby's friend and spokesperson Andrew Wyatt has shared the inside story of that release and the hours that followed.

He has given details of the actor and comedian's reunion with his wife of 57 years, Camille; he has told of Cosby's time in prison, and he has revealed Cosby's plans for his life on the outside.

According to Wyatt, Cosby's first words upon getting into the car that would take him from SCI Phoenix to his home in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania were, 'Andrew, is this a dream?'

Exclusive photos show Bill Cosby's first moments of freedom since he was released from prison last week eating simple tomato, mozzarella and basil pizza that he craved

Exclusive photos show Bill Cosby's first moments of freedom since he was released from prison last week eating simple tomato, mozzarella and basil pizza that he craved

Wyatt said Cosby's first words while getting into the car that would take him from prison to his home in Pennsylvania were, 'Andrew, is this a dream?'

Wyatt said Cosby's first words while getting into the car that would take him from prison to his home in Pennsylvania were, 'Andrew, is this a dream?'

Wyatt recalled, 'He said, 'Are you real?' I said, 'I'm real, touch me.' He said, 'Look, people can sometimes feel things in dreams.' And I said, 'Mr. Cosby this is real. You're free.'

Wyatt recalled how Cosby shook his hand, told him he would 'go down in history,' for his work on his behalf and asked, 'How does Mrs. Cosby sound?'

Twenty-four hours later Cosby was reunited with 77-year-old Camille. She and Cosby had spoken on the phone almost every day, but they had not seen each other since he left home on the day the jury came back with their guilty verdict at the end of his second trial in 2018.

Convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault, Cosby had not wanted his wife, or daughters, to see him as a prisoner.

Wyatt described their reunion as, 'like watching teenage love.' He said, 'The way she touched him and said, 'Billy.' He said, 'My dear Camille.'

News of the Supreme Court's decision came on Wednesday June 30. Wyatt recalled that when he first got wind of it, he kept it to himself. He said, 'I didn't tell anyone because it's been a roller-coaster and so many people have come with information saying that he's not going to be sentenced, he's not going to be charged, he's not going to be convicted…It's emotionally and mentally draining.'

Wyatt wanted to be sure that it was true before breaking the news to Camille. When he did, she too struggled to wrap her mind around what she was being told.

He said, 'I called Mrs. Cosby and said, ''You're not going to believe this. They've vacated his entire conviction. They threw it out in perpetuity.'' And she said, ''No, we need to check this.'''

At the time Camille was on her way from the family's Massachusetts home to New York. Wyatt was already on the road to Pennsylvania and told her, 'I'll bring him to you.'

According to Wyatt, at that same moment Cosby was asleep in his cell, oblivious to it all.

In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Cosby's friend and spokesperson Andrew Wyatt shared the inside story of his release and the hours that followed

In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Cosby's friend and spokesperson Andrew Wyatt shared the inside story of his release and the hours that followed

Cosby is seen locking arms with Wyatt as he walked out to the media outside of his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania home last week just after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction

Cosby is seen locking arms with Wyatt as he walked out to the media outside of his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania home last week just after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction 

Wyatt described Cosby's reunion with his wife as, 'like watching teenage love. The way she touched him and said, 'Billy.' He said, 'My dear Camille'

Wyatt described Cosby's reunion with his wife as, 'like watching teenage love. The way she touched him and said, 'Billy.' He said, 'My dear Camille'

Cosby told Wyatt he had been in a deep sleep when guards opened his door and told him, 'Get up. You're free.'

Wyatt said, 'He said, 'I heard all these inmates shouting, kicking the doors, shouting 'Get outta here Bill, Uncle Bill, the Godfather.'

Cosby is completely blind having lost his sight to glaucoma many years ago and told Wyatt, 'I thought it was a fight going on. I don't know what's happening.'

A group out of Atlanta threw a 'Welcome back Bill Cosby' party on Sunday the 4th of July

A group out of Atlanta

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