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Two further Bill Cosby stand-up shows have been axed as the comedian continues to face allegations of sexual assault.
Capitol Theatre in Washington State has cancelled Cosby ’s forthcoming appearance on 29 November as part of his US stand-up tour.
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut also said it had indefinitely postponed a performance by the actor scheduled for 31 January.
More than a dozen women have come forward in recent weeks alleging Cosby of sexually assaulting them decades ago.
The 77-year-old has not directly addressed the accusations, but his lawyers have described them as “discredited” and “defamatory”.
The tour date cancellations follow the axing of a concert due to take place in Las Vegas this week and five other dates in 2015.
NBC announced last week it had pulled plans to make a new family sitcom starring Cosby, while repeats of his Eighties sitcom The Cosby Show have been scrapped by US cable channel TV Land.
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Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby in July 1973 in Perth
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor in 'California Suite', 1978
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby and Elmo in Sesame Street, 1989
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby poses for a picture with Florence Griffith-Joyner in June 1989
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Comedian Bill Cosby back in 1992
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Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby A scene from a 1992 episode of 'The Cosby Show'
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Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby US Monica Seles breaks into laughter as she jokes with comedian Bill Cosby during a celebrity match in the stadium at the US Open for the Arthur Ashe AIDS Challenge on 27 August 1995
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby meets Toronto Blue Jays' All-Star Joe Carter after the Stars played the Stripes in the Celebrity All-Star game which preceded workouts for the 67th All-Star Game at Veterans Stadium on 8 July 1996 in Philadephia
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Co-hosts Oprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby joke with each other during the opening of the 2000 Essence Awards 14 April 2000 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby jokes with baseball great Hank Aaron after they both received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award from U.S. President George W. Bush during a ceremony on 9 July 2002 at the White House in Washington
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby poses backstage after winning the 'Bob Hope Humanitarian Award' during the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on 21 September 2003 in Los Angeles
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno and comedian Bill Cosby laugh during a surprise visit by Cosby to sign a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that Leno is using to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina at NBC studios on 9 September 2005 in Burbank, California
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby speaks during a taping of 'Meet the Press' at the NBC studios on 14 October 2007 in Washington
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby at the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center on 26 October 2009 in Washington
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby speaks at the National Action Network's 20th annual Keepers of the Dream Awards gala in New York on 6 April 2011
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Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the American Comedy Fund, 2012
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Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby speaks onstage at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 25th Awards Gala on 11 November 2013 in Washington
Bill Cosby: Career in pictures Bill Cosby Bill Cosby performs at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on 26 September 2014 in Las Vegas
Netflix also announced it had postponed airing a Bill Cosby comedy special due to be shown on Thanksgiving.
The actor’s lawyer Martin Singer said last week that the press should stop vilifying the star, and described claims made by accusers as “fantastical”.
“The new, never-before-heard claims from women who have come forward in the past two weeks with unsubstantiated, fantastical stories about things they say occurred 30, 40, or even 50 years ago have escalated far past the point of absurdity,” he said in a statement.
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