Controversial comedian Bill Cosby hopes to put his legal troubles aside and get back on the road next year, he revealed in a radio interview today.
WGH Talk host Scott Spears asked Cosby if he would return to comedy in the coming year, and the answer was yes.
“Getting out of here makes me feel like I can step up and be the Bill Cosby that my audience knows I am,” Cosby said, adding, “Telling these stories is so much fun that I do.” Cosby said.
The 85-year-old Cosby’s last live performance was on May 2, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. It was part of the Far from Finished tour. Shortly before 2014, Cosby was scheduled to release his new stand-up special, Bill Cosby 77, on Netflix. The film’s release was canceled when sexual assault allegations were made against Cosby.
He was found guilty of sexual assault in April 2018. During his high-profile trial, 60 women testified that he had sexually abused them. He was convicted in 2004 of drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in Philadelphia.
He was released from prison in 2021 after his conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Cosby’s legal troubles are far from over. Five women filed lawsuits against him and NBC. Cosby lost a civil lawsuit earlier this year when a woman claimed she was forced to perform sexual acts on him when she was 16. The jury awarded her $500,000.
Writer: Bruce Herring
Source: Deadline
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