Despite legal accusations, Bill Cosby plans to tour in 2023. He was convicted in 2018 of sexually assaulting a woman, and released by a judge in 2021.
His tour announcement arrives after five women have filed a new sexual assault lawsuit.
Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, told NPR his tour is scheduled to start “roughly around spring, summer or late summer” of 2023.
“We have so many — I mean, hundreds of thousands of supporters just asking for him to do a show,” Wyatt said. “We have so many promoters across the country. He is in high demand.”
Close to 60 women have accused Cosby of sexually assaulting them in recent years.
Last month, five women, including actors from The Cosby Show, filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Cosby using the Adult Survivors Act. The New York statute permits victims to sue abusers after a statute of limitations has ended.
Wyatt told NPR he doesn’t think Cosby’s tour will be affected by his pending lawsuit.
“People have looked at the allegations, they’ve looked at the information, and it’s a money grab,” Wyatt said.
