BILL COSBY: Netflix Nixes Bill Cosby 77 Birthday Comedy Special

Next week, Netflix was to launch a one-hour comedy special featuring Bill Cosby.

The show was already taped, in San Francisco, before the resurgence of sexual assault accusations against the legendary comic.

Netflix really has no choice but to press pause on the special, but it may not be completely canceled. A spokesperson said in a statement released last night, “At this time we are postponing the launch of the new stand-up comedy special Bill Cosby 77.”

This latest development places even more pressure on NBC to cut ties with the controversial comedian. Earlier in the year they’d touted a sit-com deal with Cosby. To their dismay, they could cancel the show, but Cosby’s iron-clad contract stipulates he still gets paid a bundle.

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The Quickies:

*  In recent days, Cosby has canceled appearances with David Letterman and Queen Latifah so as to avoid questions about the onslaught of accusations.

*  The latest woman to come forward with a confession is Janice Dickinson, who claimed that more than 30 years ago Cosby drugged and raped her.

*  In some ways, the controversy is generational, with older Americans generally viewing Cosby as a benevolent father figure, while younger demos see him as just a creepy old man.