Vandal Defaces Cosby's Star in Hollywood

Crew removes word 'rapist' from Walk of Fame
By Newser Editors,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 5, 2014 5:25 PM CST
Vandal Defaces Cosby's Star in Hollywood
A work crew cleans graffiti off the Bill Cosby star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Yesterday, Bill Cosby lost his honorary title from the Navy. Today, somebody scrawled the word "rapist" over his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reports MyFox Houston. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce dispatched a crew and cleaned it up, adding a plea that people "project their anger in more positive ways," reports AP. Cosby got his star back in 1977. (He also recently had to quit the board of Temple University, his alma mater.)

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