Kanye West's 'Bill Cosby Innocent' tweet sparks outrage

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With just one tweet, Kanye West succeeded in creating yet another Twitter storm.

The rapper caused an uproar on Twitter Tuesday, when he tweeted: "BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!" West gave no explanation as to how he got to such a conclusion or any context as to why he made such a controversial comment. In fact, he moved on and posted about another hot topic -- NBA star Lebron James' new NIKE sneakers.

BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!
West's declaration of innocence for Cosby -- who is charged in a sexual assault case in Pennsylvania and has been publicly accused of assault by more than 50 women -- did not sit well with many people, including celebrities like actress and comedian Sarah Silverman.

"Kanye!! You can't be for real. FIFTY WOMEN. With nothing to gain thank to a statue of limitations ON RAPE. Oy,"

Kanye West's 'Bill Cosby Innocent' tweet sparks outrage
Leinz Vales, CNN
Updated 1647 GMT (0047 HKT) February 10, 2016
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The rapper didn't explain why he tweeted out support for the embattled comedian
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(CNN)With just one tweet, Kanye West succeeded in creating yet another Twitter storm.

The rapper caused an uproar on Twitter Tuesday, when he tweeted: "BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!" West gave no explanation as to how he got to such a conclusion or any context as to why he made such a controversial comment. In fact, he moved on and posted about another hot topic -- NBA star Lebron James' new NIKE sneakers.

BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
West's declaration of innocence for Cosby -- who is charged in a sexual assault case in Pennsylvania and has been publicly accused of assault by more than 50 women -- did not sit well with many people, including celebrities like actress and comedian Sarah Silverman.

"Kanye!! You can't be for real. FIFTY WOMEN. With nothing to gain thank to a statue of limitations ON RAPE. Oy," Silverman wrote.

Kanye!! You can't be for real. FIFTY WOMEN. With nothing to gain thanks to a statute of limitations ON RAPE. Oy. https://t.co/3ekYD43uMs

— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) February 9, 2016
Host of TruTV's "Billy On The Street" also weighed on the controversial tweet.

Are we sure Kanye isn't just a character from Zoolander?

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) February 10, 2016
"Are we sure Kanye isn't just a character from Zoolander?" Billy Eichner wrote.

Many more people took to Twitter to vent their displeasure with the artist.

"Awh man. This isn't good. Don't... man... You're putting me in a weird position here," one user wrote to the artist.

"You're really upsetting me and all women pls stop," another person wrote.
In the Pennsylvania case, Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in his home in 2004.

Bill Cosby case: Judge says prosecution can go forward

Some wonder if all of this is a stunt so that the spotlight can be on West's next allbum, "T.L.O.P," set to be released Thursday?

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