Cosby’s name came up when the filmmaker accused him of stealing ideas from “School Daze” to make the sitcom “A Different World.”
“And For Record. SCHOOL DAZE Was Shot Before DIFFERENT WORLD. Robbi Reed Cast Both. Bill Cosby Jacked Us,” Lee tweeted.
In terms of casting on both projects, Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison and Darryl M. Bell played in “School Daze” and “A Different World.”
In the comments of Lee’s tweet, some said they always felt that Cosby used “School Daze” as inspiration for “A Different World.” Others, meanwhile, said they had no idea there was even a connection between the two releases — besides both of them being about HBCUs.