Cosby comedy special postponed

FILE - This Nov. 18, 2013 photo shows actor-comedian Bill Cosby in New York. Cosby could be returning to the network with a new comedy as soon as next summer. The series, described as a "classic, extended-family sitcom" with Cosby as the patriarch, is currently in the writing stage, NBC executives said at the Sunday, July 13, 2014 session of the summer TV critics' tour. It was first announced in January. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

FILE - This Nov. 18, 2013 photo shows actor-comedian Bill Cosby in New York. Cosby could be returning to the network with a new comedy as soon as next summer. The series, described as a "classic, extended-family sitcom" with Cosby as the patriarch, is currently in the writing stage, NBC executives said at the Sunday, July 13, 2014 session of the summer TV critics' tour. It was first announced in January. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

Published Nov 19, 2014

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 LOS ANGELES - Netflix says it is postponing Bill Cosby's upcoming standup comedy special.

A spokesperson for the company says it is postponing the launch of ‘Bill Cosby 77’.

This follows accusations that Cosby has sexually assaulted several women, inculding model and former America’s Next Top Model judge Janice Dickinson.

Cosby has remained silent, and his attorney, John P. Schmitt, issued a statement on Sunday saying his client would not dignify “decade-old, discredited” claims of sexual abuse with a response.

The 77-year-old Cosby was never criminally charged in any case. - Sapa-AP

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