Bill Cosby 'Father's Day' mural removed from North Philly
Located at North Broad Street and Glenwood Avenue, “the wall now displays a blank, white coat that hides the former mural, which was titled ‘Father’s Day.’
Amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct, The Mural Arts Program has removed a North Philly mural depicting Bill Cosby alongside civil rights leaders.
Located at North Broad Street and Glenwood Avenue, “the wall now displays a blank, white coat that hides the former mural, which was titled ‘Father’s Day.’ It was initially painted around 2000, and then renovated in 2008,” Philly.com reported
Early in July the Associated Press obtained a 2005 deposition in which Cosby acknowledged that in the 1970s he obtained Quaaludes, a now-illegal sedative, to give to women he wanted to have sex with.
U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno said to NBC that one of the reasons he unsealed court documents in which Cosby admits he gave a woman drugs before sex is because of the disconnect between the comedian's upright public persona and the serious allegations against him.
"The stark contrast between Bill Cosby, the public moralist and Bill Cosby, the subject of serious allegations concerning improper (and perhaps criminal) conduct is a matter as to which the AP — and by extension the public — has a significant interest," Judge Robreno wrote in a memorandum on July 6.
More more than 45 women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct. The comedian, who has never been charged, denies the allegations.
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