Bill Cosby Rape Allegations: Affiliated Organizations Now Tainted

Favorite fictional doctor and loving dad America is plagued by allegations of rape that seem to keep piling up. A number of allegations of sexual abuse have emerged in recent weeks against Bill Cosby and have tarnished the reputation of the legendary comedian. The 77-year-old TV star has donated millions to a number of universities and foundations, some of whom have chosen to stay with him while others are quietly cutting ties into account the mounting allegations.

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Cosby is a sponsor of the scholarship celebrity for the Berklee College of online extension school of music. The university told International Business Times on Wednesday that they will withdraw their sponsorship Berklee online. "With the best intentions for our student population at heart, we will withdraw the grant Mr. Cosby while things get sorted out," said Allen Bush, Berklee College of Music spokesman.

Temple University is home Scholarship Camille and Bill Cosby in Science and has long recognized university Cosby as trustee and "his most famous student." Temple Cosby awarded his degree in 1971, years after he left to pursue acting. The university told International Business Times will not remove trustee tilde Cosby and declined to comment Wednesday. "Bill Cosby remains a member of the board of trustees at Temple University. Beyond that, we are doing other comments," said Ray Betzner spokesman Temple University.

Cosby received titles of his masters and doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has since maintained an active presence in college, leading student debates and the establishment of academic programs. The university declined to comment Wednesday on whether Cosby will remain an influential part of the school.

Cosby and his wife Camille recently borrowed a private art collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC spokesman Eddie Burke Museum Cosby maintain the collection on display as part of his presentation, which aims to inspire dialogue between Africa and the African Diaspora. "The collection is one of the most important private collections of African art and is part of the" Conversations: African Art and African Americans in dialogue "exhibition. The exhibition will run until 2016, "said Burke International Business Times Wednesday.

Perhaps the biggest cash contribution toward an academic intuition Cosby was Spelman College in 1989 to the tune of $ 20 million - the largest donation of an African American to a historically black college. The money was used to build the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center and create a $ 4 million program called William and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Endowed Chair in Fine Arts. Spelman College declined to comment Wednesday on whether to keep the program Cosby and his name in the academic center.

Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis and supermodel Janice Dickinson have all come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against Cosby. Although Cosby has refused to comment personally, his lawyer said "a decade old, discredited allegations" were not true. However, the actor canceled appearances on CBS 'Late Show with David Letterman "and the syndicated" Queen Latifah Show ". On Wednesday, NBC canceled a Cosby comedy project that was in development.