Netflix Pulls Bill Cosby Special Amid Rape Allegations

[CatWoman]

Netflix has decided to postpone its Bill Cosby special as the embattled comedian faces multiple accusations of rape, the latest from former supermodel and TV host Janice Dickinson.

“At this time we are postponing the launch of the new stand up comedy special ‘Bill Cosby 77,’” a Netflix spokesman said on Tuesday.

The hour-long comedy special was set to air Nov. 27 (after originally being scheduled for Nov. 28) in honor of Cosby’s 77th birthday.

Netflix’s announcement came just hours after “Entertainment Tonight” aired an exclusive interview with Dickinson in which she claimed Cosby sexually assaulted her over 30 years ago.

“I’m doing this because it’s the right thing to do, and it happened to me, and this is the true story,” she said.

Cosby’s other accusers include the director of Temple University women’s basketball team and a former publicist.

He recently canceled an appearance on CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” after the Washington Post published an op-ed from a woman alleging another assault.

http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/netflix-pulls-bill-cosby-special-amid-rape-allegations-1201359886/

[medeak]

1. my parents had to deal with this asshole

Mom wrote and produced parenting series for PBS and jerk Cosby backed out last minute with no explanation. Great person Dick Van Patten flew in last minute to narrate series (still being sold to high schools...excellent series) Dad orchestra leader for 50 yrs got to have the great time playing for hour as Cosby walked off stage to perform as too many white people.

[okieinpain]

2. oh lord so now he hates white people. man it just gets deeper. n/t.

[CatWoman]

4. lol

[bettyellen]

12. interesting.

[WillowTree]

3. I understand that it was a necessary business decision but still.......

.......I have a problem with the whole "guilty until proven innocent" thing.

[medeak]

5. he is ass

am telling you from first hand. Am so glad this is coming out....

[WillowTree]

8. Doesn't make it right.

People still have rights under the Constitution, even if you don't like them.

[stevenleser]

10. Normally I am right there with you. But 14 separate women now with the same story?

And its not burglary, it's rape.

He still has his rights and then some. He is not incarcerated, he has 9 figures in the bank, his rights include that the statute of limitations has probably run out on all of these instances. So yeah, he's got his rights.

But Netflix et al, are smart enough to know that he damages their brand at this point.

[Bjorn Against]

11. We have a Constitutional right to get paid for a Netflix special?

Wow that is news to me. I knew we had a right to free speech, but I never knew we had the right to be paid big bucks by Netflix to have our speech streamed into millions of homes. Thanks for the lesson, now I am going to demand Netflix gives me a big contract so I can also make money on my free speech.

[WillowTree]

13. We have a constitutional right to be considered innocent until proven guilty.

But you knew that's what I meant. You just want to make yourself believe that you have more right to your point-of-view in this instance than I do so you have to twist what I said into a nonsensical comparison. If that's what you need to do to make yourself feel consequential, fine.

Have a great evening!

[Bjorn Against]

14. So when was Cosby convicted of a crime?

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I am not twisting what you said, you said Cosby's Constitutional rights were violated but you have not shown any way in which they were violated. His right to free speech was not violated because he has no right to a Netflix special and his right to be presumed innocent in a court of law has not been violated because he has not been convicted of a crime. In what way do you think his Constitutional rights have been violated?

[CatWoman]

6. it's like the floodgates have opened

[Spazito]

7. NBC has scrapped his new show and the Comedy Network won't air his special...

originally scheduled to air November 30th:


"Bill Cosby comedy scrapped amid new sex assault allegations

NBC says it has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy that was under development, the second outlet within a day to put off or abandon a Cosby project as another sexual assault allegation against the comic has emerged.

NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks said Wednesday the project "is no longer under development," and had no further comment."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/bill-cosby-comedy-scrapped-amid-new-sex-assault-allegations-1.2839944

[medeak]

9. thank you Cat Woman

for bringing this up as have been seething what he put my brilliant parents through. Needed to vomit on the asshole. My Dad was orchestra leader when Richard Pryor did the same saying "I can't do this" when seeing all the white people in audience....but it was different my dad said...Pryor was trying so hard to perform but Cosby was a total ass.

[cwydro]

15. Apparently, he's still playing multiple venues

for his standup act. No cancellations, and at least one is sold out.