NBC and Netflix Have Scrapped Their Respective Bill Cosby Projects Amid New Rape Allegations

NBC has scrapped its plans to launch a new comedy series starring Bill Cosby amid new allegations of rape against the comedian, according to The New York Times. The news comes hours after Netflix postponed its upcoming stand-up special Bill Cosby 77, which was set to debut on November 28.

The untitled NBC comedy, which was slated to launch in the summer or fall of 2015, would've centered on Cosby as the father of three married adult daughters. Earlier this week, one of Cosby's alleged victims called NBC's decision to facilitate the comedian's return to network TV "irresponsible." A network spokesperson told TV Guide on Wednesday that NBC has no plans to move forward with the series, which had been in early development.

NBC and Netflix's respective decisions to distance themselves from Cosby follow the recent cancellations of the comedian's scheduled appearances on The Queen Latifah Show and Late Show.

TV Land has also cut ties with Cosby, removing all pages promoting The Cosby Show from its website and pulled all scheduled repeats of The Cosby Show, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The latest person to accuse Cosby, 77, of sexual assault is former supermodel and America's Next Top Model judge Janice Dickinson, who claims Cosby raped her in 1982.

Cosby's lawyer, Marty Singer, responded to Dickinson's statements on Tuesday, calling them "a defamatory fabrication" in a letter to The Wrap. Cosby himself has not commented publicly on the accusations against him.