The 77-year-old has been under fire in recent weeks as a total of 19 women have accused him of sexual abuse. Actress and model Beverly Johnson was the latest to come forward this week and allege that Cosby had drugged her decades ago.
Other shows cancelled
Promoters of some of the 77-year-old’s shows – like one in Washington State on Nov. 29 and another at a casino in Connecticut on Jan. 31 – postponed performances “indefinitely.”
Five other dates in 2015 have also been cancelled – but the show’s promoter says there are no plans to cancel his Hamilton date. “Yes, it is [going ahead],” said a woman who answered the phone last month at Innovation Arts & Entertainment, based in Chicago.
“Other than that, we don’t have anything else to say,” she said, before quickly hanging up.
Scott Warren, the general manager of FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton Place and the Molson Canadian Studio, echoed that statement.
"As I’ve indicated previously, the venue is not in a position to cancel the show as we have a legally-binding contract with the promoter," he said. "Cancelling the show would be a breach of contract and open us up to potential litigation."
WAWG is asking the public to petition Global Spectrum to cancel the show. If the event isn’t cancelled, the organization plans to protest outside Hamilton Place.
“We would like to emphasize that at the gathering we will not tolerate any behavior that is oppressive, rather we hope this is an opportunity for everyone to support all victims of violence,” the organization wrote.
Cosby will not 'dignify' claims: lawyer
Through his lawyer, Cosby has said he will not dignify "decade-old, discredited" claims of sexual abuse with a response.
In a statement released to The Associated Press and posted online, lawyer John P. Schmitt said the fact that the allegations are being repeated "does not make them true."
"He would like to thank all his fans for the outpouring of support and assure them that, at age 77, he is doing his best work," Schmitt said.
NBC confirmed earlier this week that it was scrapping a deal with Cosby to do a sitcom that was under development, TV Land is pulling reruns of The Cosby Show and Netflix has nixed a special it was set to air next week called Bill Cosby at 77.
