Raven-Symoné is separating the art from the artist.

The Disney Channel alum shared during a recent appearance on the "Hate to Break It to Ya" podcast, that she can still appreciate Bill Cosby's work, despite the "horrific" allegations of sexual assault that emerged against the actor later in life.

"Separate the creator from the creation," Symoné said. "And that's just where I live. The creation changed America. Changed television."

"The Cosby Show," which ran for eight seasons from the mid-'80s to early '90s, followed an upper-middle-class Black family in New York. It became a television institution, making history for its predominantly Black cast and its ratings success.

"He's also been accused of some horrific things," said Symoné, who appeared on the show for four years. "That does not excuse, but that's his personal (life). So personally, keep that there, and then business-wise, know what he did there as well.

"Both can live," she added.

Cosby was convicted in 2018 of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia estate in 2004. Cosby has been accused by some 60 alleged victims of a pattern of abuse that spans decades.

He was charged in late 2015, when a prosecutor armed with newly unsealed evidence – Cosby's damaging deposition from her lawsuit – arrested him days before the 12-year statute of limitations expired. He was later released, when the conviction was overturned, after serving nearly three years in prison.

Contributing: Maria Puente, USA TODAY

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