--- description: "In a few generations the Huxtables will have been just a fairy tale" title: Malcolm-Jamal Warner Says 'Cosby Show' Is Now "Tarnished" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1d6e0e4d78b43f9/6988679fbc6cfc0cac3d9d58/malcolm-jamal-warner.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Malcolm-Jamal Warner Says _The Cosby Show_ Is Now 'Tarnished' ## Video: Cosby Stripped Of Honorary Degree From Fordham University [Watch (HLS stream): Cosby Stripped Of Honorary Degree From Fordham University](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/x45nyvVZ.m3u8) (0:57)  _Published 2015-09-24. Fordham University has rescinded Bill Cosby's honorary degree he received for improving black representation on television._ by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 9, 2015 2:14 PM CUT  Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner attends the 2015 BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea at SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Sept. 19, 2015. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner attends the 2015 BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea at SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Sept. 19, 2015.Alberto E. Rodriguez—BAFTA LA/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 9, 2015 2:14 PM CUT Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Bill Cosby’s son Theo on _The Cosby Show_, [says](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/malcolm-jamal-warner-opens-cosby-allegations-article-1.2391170 "undefined") the TV program’s legacy is now “tarnished” in the wake of dozens of sexual assault allegations against his mentor. Warner told the Associated Press that no matter what negative stereotypes about people of color appeared on other shows and movies, “we’ve always had _The Cosby Show_ to hold up against that. And the fact that we no longer have that, that’s the thing that saddens me the most because in a few generations the Huxtables will have been just a fairy tale.” This is not the first time the actor has spoken on the subject; in [January](http://time.com/3677526/malcolm-jamal-warner-bill-cosby-allegations/ "undefined"), he said it was “just as painful” to watch Cosby go through this situation as it is “to hear any woman talk about sexual assault.” Cosby has not been charged with any crime. \[[_AP_](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/malcolm-jamal-warner-opens-cosby-allegations-article-1.2391170 "undefined")\] ### See the Cast of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'  Will Smith as William Smith NBC/Getty Images; Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage/Getty Images  Alfonso Ribeiro as Carlton Banks NBC/Getty Images; ABC/Getty Images  James Avery, who died in 2013, as Philip Banks NBC/Getty Images; Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Tatyana Ali as Ashley Banks NBC/Getty Images; Michael Tran—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Janet Hubert as Vivian Banks from 1990-1993 Joseph Del Valle—NBC/Getty Images; Johnny Nunez—WireImage/Getty Images  Daphne Reid as Vivian Banks from 1993-1996 Chris Haston—NBC/Getty Images; Michael Tran—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Ross Bagley as Nicky Banks Ron Galella—WireImage/Getty Images; Gabriel Olsen—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Joseph Marcell as Geoffrey Butler Paul Drinkwater—NBC/Getty Images; Richard Shotwell—Invision/AP  Jeffrey A. 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