Promoters say Bill Cosby shows will go on in Canada

BILL Cosby’s promoters say the comedian’s representatives informed them he has “every intent” of performing his shows and they are legally obligated to put them on.

(FILES): This March 16, 2009 file photo shows US entertainer Bill Cosby at the Jackie Robinson Foundation annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. US prosecutors said December 16, 2014 they will not press charges against veteran comedian Bill Cosby over allegations he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy mansion in 1974. The Los Angeles County prosecutor's office cited the statute of limitations -- which limits how long legal action can be taken after an alleged crime -- in declining to pursue the case, brought by Judy Huth earlier this month. AFP PHOTO / Files / Stan Honda

BILL Cosby’s promoters say the comedian’s representatives informed them he has “every intent” of performing his shows and they are legally obligated to put them on.

Chicago-based Innovation Arts & Entertainment said in a statement Friday that they understand the decision is unpopular but that both they and the venues are legally obligated to proceed and that “we would face crippling legal obstacles for violation.”

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The show will go on. Comedian Bill Cosby will still perform despite recent allegations. Pic AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

More than 15 women have come forward since November claiming to have been drugged, sexually assaulted or both by Cosby, who has never been charged in connection with any of the allegations.

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