In this Nov. 18, 2013, file photo, actor-comedian Bill Cosby poses for a portrait in New York.
In this Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, file photo, model and television personality Janice Dickinson arrives at the Make Equality Reality Gala at the Montage Beverly Hills, in Beverly Hills, Calif.NEW YORK – Model and TV host Janice Dickinson added her name to the women who have accused comic Bill Cosby of sexual assault.
In an “Entertainment Tonight” interview that aired Tuesday, Dickinson said that the 1982 incident occurred in Lake Tahoe, California, where he was appearing.
She told the TV newsmagazine that she wrote about the assault in her 2002 autobiography, “No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World’s First Supermodel,” but that Cosby and his lawyers pressured her and the publisher to remove the details.
Several hours after the interview aired, Netflix said that it was postponing the Nov. 27 premiere of a new Cosby standup special, “Bill Cosby 77.” The company’s brief statement did not say why or when the show might debut.
The company had no further comment, a spokeswoman said.