TORONTO (AP) — Bill Cosby’s three shows in Canada are still on the calendar for January, but a call has arisen for boycotting his performance in London, Ontario. The executive director of the city’s center for abused women says Cosby’s appearance would be “inconsistent with the values of London.” Megan Walker issued the call following […]
HENDERSON, Tenn. (AP) — A university in Tennessee says it has canceled Bill Cosby’s scheduled appearance at a benefit dinner amid allegations made by women accusing the comedian of sexual assault. Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson said in a statement Wednesday that Dr. Ben Carson will replace Cosby at the Dec. 5 dinner. An attorney for […]
NEW YORK (AP) The author of a new Bill Cosby biography is apologizing for not pursuing allegations that the comedian had drugged and sexually assaulted numerous women. Mark Whitaker, whose “Cosby: His Life and Times” was published in September, tweeted Monday that he was wrong not to “aggressively” look into the charges and promised to […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby’s record of big donations to colleges and other institutions has been a key part of his rosy public image. But even his generosity can’t stand apart from the rising tide of allegations made by women accusing him of sexual assault. A North Carolina school, High Point University, removed the […]
Another person has come forward in the ever-evolving Bill Cosby saga. This time it’s Frank Scotti, a former NBC employee who worked as facilities manager with Cosby during “The Cosby Show’s” run on the network from 1984 – 1992. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Scott claimed he helped Cosby pay women […]
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — The protesters didn’t show, the would-be hecklers didn’t take the bait, the weeks of headlines about sexual assaults disappeared and Bill Cosby, for 90 minutes at least, regained the revered status he long enjoyed. The show Friday night in Melbourne, Florida, might have seemed destined for disaster for the comedian, enveloped […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Cosby’s appearances at Casinos in Las Vegas and Tucson, Arizona have been canceled amid widening allegations of sexual assault. Officials at the Treasure Island hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip say they’ve mutually agreed with comedian Bill Cosby to cancel his upcoming performance Treasure Island spokeswoman Michelle Knoll said “it […]
