Bill Cosby's Hollywood Walk of Fame star staying put
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says it won't remove the stars of Bill Cosby or Donald Trump from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, declaring that once a star is installed, it's there to stay.
Chamber of Commerce President Leron Gubler said Thursday that each of the honorary stars is considered "a part of the historic fabric" of the walk. He says no star has ever been removed.
A coalition of African-American civil rights leaders is calling for removing Cosby's star in the wake of newly released documents in which Cosby admitted obtaining quaalades with the intent of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable and Najee Ali of Project Islamic Hope wrote a letter, explaining, "In light of the now public admission by Comedian Bill Cosby of his illegal drugging and sexual assaults, the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, Project Islamic Hope and a coalition of civil rights organizations call on you and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to immediately remove Cosby's star from your Hollywood Walk of Fame."
Cosby received the Walk of Fame star in 1977. In December 2014, the word "rapist" was written on the star, but was removed by workers.
Earlier this week, Walt Disney World removed a Cosby statue from its park.