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Bill Cosby NY POST -- Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is looking to take a $30 million loan against his Upper East Side townhouse to pay for his mounting legal bills as he faces a retrial for sexual assault. Cosby, 80, is trying to take the $30 million hard money loan on his 12,000 square foot mansion as he hires a new legal team to represent him, “ Page Six TV ” revealed Wednesday. He bought the six-story townhouse in 1987 for $6.2 million and reportedly spent another $1.2 million renovating it. Neighbors include Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO and chairman Howard Lutnick, and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who spent 13 months in jail after pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008. A source exclusively told Page Six, “Cosby is looking for a 30 million hard money loan against the house. Which means Cosby must be desperate because the banks won’t give him money. Hard money loans have high-interest...

Bill Cosby Bill Cosby is responding to questions about allegations of sexual assault for the first time in an exclusive interview with ABC News ’ Linsey Davis. The actor and comedian is in Alabama, where he is spreading his message of education, preparing to speak with students later today. Cosby, 77, admitted that he expects some backlash. “I think that many of them may say, ‘Well, you are a hypocrite. You say one thing, you say another,’” he told Davis. “My point is, 'OK, listen to me carefully. I’m telling you where the road is out. I’m telling you where, as you drive, you are going to go into the water. Now, you want to go here or you want to be concerned about who is giving you the message?'” More than 30 women have come forward in the past six months, some accusing Cosby of drugging or sexually assaulting them. His legal team has issued a number of denials. Cosby has never been criminally charged. Three of his accusers have filed a defam...

Bill Cosby Beloved comedian Bill Cosby comes to TV Land with his latest standup special, “Bill Cosby: Far From Finished,” on Sunday, December 1st at 10pm ET/PT. The special marks Cosby’s first full-length stand up program in over three decades. In typical Cosby form, he gives his hilarious point of view on topics he knows well, such as relationships, marriage and of course, children. To get fans excited for this highly anticipated event, TV Land will air a marathon of “The Cosby Show” featuring Cosby’s own top ten favorite episodes beginning at 5pm ET/PT on December 1st. The marathon kicks off with a Thanksgiving episode, titled “Cliff’s Wet Adventure,” where Denise impulsively invites Martin’s ex-wife Paula to join Thanksgiving dinner, while Cliff finishes the family’s grocery shopping in the pouring rain. This episode will be followed by other Cosby favorites such as “There Is Still No Joy in Mudville,” “Denise’s Decision,” “The March,” “Off to the Races...

**** TV LAND WELCOMES BACK THE HUXTABLE FAMILY **** Bill Cosby TV Land is bringing the Emmy® Award-winning series “The Cosby Show” back to primetime! Created by and starring legendary comedian Bill Cosby, the heart-warming and groundbreaking series will kick off the re-launch on Monday, September 10, with an hour each weeknight from 8pm to 9pm ET/PT. Then, the sitcom hits the weekend with two marathons on Saturday, September 15 from 5pm to 9pm ET/PT and Sunday, September 16 at 9:30am to 2:30pm ET/PT.  “‘The Cosby Show’ fits in perfectly with our brand of feel-good comedy,” said Jaclyn Rann Cohen, executive vice president, program strategy and acquisitions. “Bill Cosby created a sitcom that is still funny and relatable to a primetime audience 20 years after it went off the air. It defined what it is to be a modern family sitcom.” TV Land will also be bringing “The Cosby Show” into the digital world with The Cosby Pinterest Challenge. By following @...

**** THE HAMPTONS GOSSIP **** Story By: Edward Callaghan **** Friday August 13 Get Your Groove On! Bill Cosby Get your weekend groove on early - The Smith Boutique in Southampton will be hosting a "Summer Lovin’ Party". Mingle and sip cocktails with designers Alissa Smith, Alisha Trimble, Anna Marcell and Emma MacWinnie from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dress to impress to celebrate a new era of fashion. Chill with Monica Hughes One of the best solo acts the Hamptons offers will be performing at Regulars Music Cafe tomorrow night. 8:30-11:30pm - Monica Hughes! “Regulars” is a real find – a cool vibe in an un-Hamptons setting on North Sea Road in Southampton. Good Evening, Dr. Huxtable! West of the canal, The one and only Bill Cosby goes live at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Cosby has won the hearts of fans and critics with his best-selling books, award-winning comedy albums and unparalleled television career. Experience this rare opportunity to share an intimate evening ...

Bill Cosby called Friday on each American to contribute $8 to help build a national slavery museum amid the battlefields of the Civil War. Cosby, who already has committed $1 million to the project, joined Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder on Friday in launching a new campaign to raise $100 million toward the Fredericksburg museum's $200 million price tag. "The incentive is that they would join in with the rest of the United States of America in saying yes, as an American, I gave $8 to help build something that tells the story," he said in a teleconference with Wilder.