The Bill Cosby verdict is in — and it has left many with powerful emotions and thoughts about the more than 13-day-long retrial.
The comedian and TV icon was found guilty of all three counts of aggravated indecent assault at his sexual-assault retrial Thursday.
Here's how the Internet is reacting, including a tweet from the Me Too movement founder, Tarana Burke.
"Y'ALL," she simply wrote, with multiple eye emojis.
Saturday Night Live writer Paula Bell shared a photo of New York Magazine's cover of Cosby's accusers.
Rosie O'Donnell shared a photo of the disgraced comedian with the hashtag #guilty.
Jenny McCarthy also shared the news with her followers.
"Cosby. Guilty! On all charges!" she wrote.
Strategist and political commentator Ana Navarro shared her thoughts on how this is part of the Me Too movement of "zero tolerance."
"One of the hard parts about supporting #MeToo movement, is being consistent even when the perpetrators are people we like or admired or who made us laugh for decades. Zero Tolerance, means Zero Tolerance. Even when it is Dr. Huckstable," she wrote.
Actress Amber Tamblyn mentioned the Time's Up movement in her tweet about the verdict.
"Time’s up, Bill. Time’s BEEN up for you, for years. And now justice. Justice for women I know who you’ve hurt and those I’ve never met. Good riddance," she wrote.
Attorney Lisa Bloom tweeted a thanks to all those involved in helping deliver "justice."
"Bill Cosby GUILTY on all 3 counts. THANK YOU Montgomery County prosecutors and police. Andrea Constand. Janice Dickinson. All the women who testified. All 60 who have spoken out about Cosby. All who have supported them," she wrote. "The day has come. Justice delayed, but justice delivered.
Actor Terry Crews also weighed in.
"ACCOUNTABILITY," he wrote. "This is the only way things will change."
Elizabeth Banks called the decision "justice."
"Finally some justice for Bill Cosby’s victims. May they find a little #peace today. #GUILTY" she tweeted.
Comedian Larry Wilmore had a simple message following the verdict.
"Believe the women," he wrote.
Padma Lakshmi said the verdict was a "fitting end to Sexual Assault Awareness month."
"Thinking of all the women he traumatized over the past 50 years," she wrote. "As a survivor myself, I know that pain never fully goes away. But I hope that his victims finally feel some semblance of peace."
