Bill Cosby’s Star to Stay on the Walk of Fame

Bill Cosby was given a star on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame” because he was known and loved across America—from his start as a stand-up comedian on to his epic run on “The Cosby Show.”

Cosby always presented a clean, wholesome image. He never used sexual innuendo or foul language, and as the father, Dr. Heathcliff “Cliff” Huxtable, on The Cosby Show, he played a kind, fallible, hilarious father almost anyone would want to have.

Those performances earned Cosby a star on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame.”

His star will stay there—even while the man himself sits in a prison cell.

Bill Cosby was a funny, poised, intelligent comedian married to a beautiful woman. He was also, it has been revealed, a serial rapist. More than 60 women have come forward telling similar tales of being drugged and abused throughout the Cosby’s career.

And now, a jury has found him guilty and sentenced him to three to ten years in prison.

Cosby was only convicted of a single attack—against Andrea Constand, in 2004. All his alleged victims tell stories so similar, and so detailed, that it left few to doubt that the claims against the one-time comedy legend could be false.

Star Reflects Professional, Not Personal Behavior

His star, however, will remain on the Walk of Fame—a testament to the good things he did publicly while he was committing offences privately.

“The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a historical record of entertainment figures past and present,” reads a statement from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

“Once installed, the stars become part of the historic fabric of the Walk of Fame, a “designated historic cultural landmark,” and are intended to be permanent,” the statement continues.

“The stars only commemorate the recipient’s professional accomplishments.

“It is regrettable when the personal lives of inductees do not measure up to public standards and expectations; however, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce does not remove stars from the Walk of Fame.”

Not everyone is pleased to see Cosby’s star there.

KTLA reported that on Sept. 24, someone had scrawled the words “Serial Rapist” across the emblem with a black marker. The Los Angeles Police department says it is investigating.

This is not the first time someone has defaced the star. In 2014, someone wrote the word “”Rapist” on the star.

Already in Prison

Corrections officials announced on Sept. 26, that Cosby—now known as Inmate No. NN7687—is in a special cell at SCI Phoenix, a new state prison about 20 miles from the gated estate where a jury concluded he drugged and molested a woman in 2004.

Cosby is being kept apart from the rest of the prisoners for his own safety, but in time, prison officials plan to integrate him in among the other inmates.

“We are taking all of the necessary precautions to ensure Mr. Cosby’s safety and general welfare in our institution,” Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said in a statement.

Cosby’s staff and family have said that they plan to appeal the conviction.

From NTD.tv

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