Bill Cosby's Wednesday appearance on Letterman canceled amid renewed rape allegations

Bill Cosby's Wednesday appearance on Letterman canceled amid renewed rape allegations
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Bill Cosby will not appear on the Late Show with David Letterman as planned on Wednesday, The New York Times reports.

A spokeswoman for the show did not say whether Cosby or the show decided to cancel the appearance, but go-to alternative Regis Philbin is now listed as the main guest for Wednesday's episode.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.