Bill Cosby's true colors showed as he lashed out in court before speeding home in a large SUV after he was found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand.
As DA Kevin Steele demanded the comedian's $1million bail be revoked because he is a flight risk, Cosby, who was all smiles as he walked in to court ahead of the verdict, yelled out that 'he doesn't have a plane, you a**hole' in outrage.
It came after the jury of seven men and five women unanimously found Cosby guilty on all three counts of aggravated sexual assault: administering an intoxicant, rendering his victim unconscious and penetrating her without consent.
The 80-year-old actor now faces spending the rest of his life in prison as each count carries a sentence of up to ten years imprisonment.
After the verdict was read, defense attorney Tom Mesereau met briefly with the press and said: 'The fight is not over.'
Cosby refused to make a statement at a press conference following the verdict and was driven immediately home in a black SUV.
Judge Steven T O'Neill said Cosby was not to leave his home in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, unless for a bail hearing.
Upon Steele's request to have Cosby's bail revoked, Judge O'Neill asked: 'What is it that you're saying will occur? That he will flee? What evidence do you have …to revoke the bail of an individual who has shown up for every single hearing over the past two years.'
Steele argued: 'The defense said at the beginning that $3.38million is nothing to him.
'I don't think any amount of bail can assure his presence under these circumstances. We ask that bail be revoked.'
Asked where he thought Cosby would go, Steele said: 'Anywhere. He has a plane.'
At this Cosby yelled that 'he doesn't have a plane you a**hole!'
O'Neill called for order but went on to berate Steele, who has not made any move to have bail raised throughout the past two years for seeking to have it revoked.
He said: 'Based upon his age and his medical condition I'm not going to simply lock him up at this stage.'
O'Neill said that Cosby was not to leave the courthouse until they had determined that the court held his passport but said that there was no reason why he should not then return home on the $1 million.
O'Neill told him he was not to leave his home unless for a bail hearing.
After the court cleared Cosby stood, huddled with his defense. He walked out aided by spokesman Andrew Wyatt and flanked by court officer.
When asked about Cosby's outburst in court later, Steele said: 'I guess you got to see a brief view of who he was. That's just him acting out. I think everybody got to see who he really is when each of those prior bad act witnesses got to testify.
'The guy was an actor for a long time and it was an act. It was an act. We got to see who he really was.'
Cosby refused to speak at a press conference following the verdict and was driven home in a black SUV
Judge Steven T O'Neill said Cosby was not to leave his home in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, unless for a bail hearing
While it's unclear who was outside Cosby's home, two men were seen hugging on the front steps after Cosby arrived
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