Bill Cosby’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was vandalized Thursday night, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said Friday.
The word “rapist” was written multiple times on the star, according to a photo posted Thursday by a Houston TV station.
“When people are unhappy with one of our honorees, we would hope that they would project their anger in more positive ways then to vandalize a California State landmark,” said a spokeswoman from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which awards the stars, in a statement.
Cosby has been accused of sexual abuse or assault by over 20 women, many who spoke out for the first time in the last few months…
Bill Cosby performs on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. CBS/Getty ImagesA portrait of Bill Cosby taken in 1965.Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBill Cosby poses with his Emmy for his role in I Spy at the Primetime Emmy Awards in New York City in 1966. APA portrait of Bill Cosby taken in 1969.Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty ImagesBill Cosby performs on The Second Bill Cosby Special in 1969.Fred Sabine—NBC/Getty ImagesBill Cosby attends the "Concert at Town Hall" at Town Hall in New York City in 1971.Ron Galella—WireImage/Getty ImagesBill Cosby as Chet Kincaid on The Bill Cosby Show.NBC/Getty ImagesBill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable in The Cosby Show.Frank Carroll—NBC/Getty ImagesBill Cosby is interviewed by Jay Leno on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 1992.Wendy Perl—NBC/Getty ImagesBill Cosby speaks to an audience on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia in 2006, in Washington D.C.LAWRENCE JACKSON—APHost Bill Cosby speaks onstage at the 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation awards gala atThe Waldorf Astoria in 2011 in New York City. Stephen Lovekin—Getty Images Bill Cosby attends the 2011 Temple University Commencement at the Liacouras Center in 2011 in Philadelphia, Pa.Gilbert Carrasquillo—Getty ImagesBill Cosby attends the 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 26, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Toth—FilmMagic/Getty Images
