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Spelman College, one of the most prestigious African American colleges in the country has dropped Bill Cosby in a stunning way. A college official says The William and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Endowed Professorship will be discontinued and all remaining funds returned. Cosby was a big supporter of the all women's college over the years and the school acknowledged his contribution by honoring him at various times. It's the latest in an avalanche of back...

Bill Cosby's daughter, Evin Cosby, had some strong words for the women accusing her father of sexual abuse.

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Following her mother Camile Cosby's statement in defense of her husband, Evin posted a message on Facebook also standing by her 77-year-old dad. "Rape is a serious allegation and it is suppose to be taken Very seriously but so is Falsely accusing someone," she wrote. "When someone rapes a person they go to prison. That should also happen to the person that has wrongfully accused an innocent victim. They are not Only destroying innocent people's life they are Also making it hard for the Men and Women to find justice when they have been raped."

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The daughter of The Cosby Show star also questioned the validity of the accusers who said they were drugged by the actor...

Amid sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, Spelman College has suspended a program created after the comedian's family gifted $20 million to the school in the late '80s. "The William and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Endowed Professorship was established to bring positive attention and accomplished visiting scholars to Spelman College in order to enhance our intellectual, cultural and creative life," the college said in a statement. "However, the current context prevents us from continuing to meet these objectives fully. Consequently, we will suspend the program until such time that the original goals can again be met." The Cosby family's donation also funded an academic center,...

Amidst the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, Spelman College has suspended a program created after the comedian's family gifted $20 million to the school in the late '80s. "The William and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Endowed Professorship was established to bring positive attention and accomplished visiting scholars to Spelman College in order to enhance our intellectual, cultural and creative life," the college said in a statement. "However, the current context prevents us from continuing to meet these objectives fully. Consequently, we will suspend the program until such time that the original goals can again be met." The Cosby family's...

Bill Cosby’s wife is breaking her silence.

Camille O. Cosby issued a statement Monday pledging her support to the embattled 77-year-old comedian, her husband of 40 years who in the past few months has been accused by more than 20 women of rape, sexual assault or attempted assault. Bill Cosby has never been charged in any of the cases and has repeatedly denied the allegations.

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In the statement posted by various news outlets, including CBS Evening News and ABC News, Camille calls her husband “a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend,” and fires back at his accusers.

“A different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months,” she says in the statement. “It is the portrait of a man I do not know. It is also a portrait painted by individuals and organizations whom many in the...

She's standing by her man. Bill Cosby's wife Camille Cosby released a statement to CBS News on Monday, Dec. 15, defending her husband as he's currently embroiled in sexual assault allegations involving more than 20 women. "I met my husband, Bill Cosby, in 1963, and we were married in 1964," the statement from Camille O. Cosby reads. "The man I met, and fell in love with, and whom I continue to love, is the man you all knew through his work. He is a kind man, a [...]...

Spelman College has suspended its prestigious professorship funded by Bill Cosby's $20 million endowment, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"The William and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Endowed Professorship was established to bring positive attention and accomplished visiting scholars to Spelman College in order to enhance our intellectual, cultural and creative life," a school spokeswoman told the paper. "The current context prevents us from continuing to meet these objectives fully. Consequently, we will suspend the program until such time that the original goals can again be met."

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As Bill Cosby's accusers continue to come forward with allegations of sexual assault, it's difficult to ask questions about the comedian's past without wondering how the controversy affects the woman who stood by his side for more than 50 years. Camille Cosby, 70, was recently seen sitting quietly next to her husband while a reporter for the Associated Press asked questions about the allegations. The original intent of the interview was to address how the couple lent their own art to a Smithsonian exhibit, but Camille fell silent as her husband implored the reporter to "scuttle" the line of questioning. Other...

Bill Cosby may have lost some concert dates here and there, but he's not losing the support of Spelman College ... the institution he has richly funded.An official from Spelman -- which received a $20 million gift from Cosby and his wife Camille -- tells TMZ they have not had a single conversation to change anything regarding Cosby's relationship with the college in the wake of the torrent of sexual assault allegations.The school dedicated...

A movie is hardly epic, poignant, or heroic if it doesn't star Tom Hanks, an actor we've seen fight in wars, survive on an island, and even journey to space.

This week, in Paul Greengrass's "Captain Phillips," Hanks stars as the eponymous character who gets taken hostage by Somali pirates. The intense drama is based on the real-life hijacking of the Maersk Alabama ship off the coast of Africa in 2002.

While we've seen many sides of the beloved Oscar-winning actor on screen, there are probably a handful of things you didn't know about the man. From his relation to a famous Us president to his favorite collector's item, check out these facts about Tom Hanks that you may not know.

1. Hanks has hosted "Saturday Night Live" eight times, making hims a member of the Five-Timers Club, a term which was coined in a sketch during Hanks' fifth time hosting.