Kennedy Center Votes To Rescind Bill Cosby's Awards

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Following his sexual assault conviction, the Kennedy Center voted to rescind two of Bill Cosby's honors.

Cosby won a Kennedy Center Honor in 1998 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2009.

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The center said the comedian's recent criminal conviction overshadowed his career accomplishments.

Last week, Cosby was also expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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