Bill Cosby on the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., on the primary day of sentencing in his sexual assault trial on Sept. 24, 2018.

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Bill Cosby on the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., on the primary day of sentencing in his sexual assault trial on Sept. 24, 2018.

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Bill Cosby, who was convicted in 2018 of sexually assaulting a lady, plans to begin touring subsequent 12 months. The information comes simply weeks after 5 girls filed another sexual assault lawsuit in opposition to the 85-year-old comic.

Cosby’s publicist and disaster supervisor, Andrew Wyatt, informed NPR on Thursday that the tour is tentatively scheduled to happen “roughly around spring, summer or late summer” of 2023.

“We have so many — I mean, hundreds of thousands of supporters just asking for him to do a show,” Wyatt stated. “We have so many promoters across the country. He is in high demand.”

Nearly 60 girls initially got here ahead to accuse Cosby of sexually assaulting them lately, following the #MeToo movement. The nationwide motion — which sought to carry abusers within the leisure trade accountable for sexual harassment and assault — led to a sexual assault trial against Cosby.

In 2018, a Pennsylvania jury found Cosby guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually violating a lady in his Cheltenham, Pa., residence in 20o4. He was sentenced to at least three years, however in 2021 Cosby was released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated his conviction.

Earlier this month, 5 girls — together with two actors from The Cosby Show — filed a sexual assault lawsuit in opposition to Cosby utilizing a brand new New York legislation, often called the Adult Survivors Act, which lets victims sue abusers even after the statute of limitations expires.

Wyatt informed NPR that he doesn’t suppose the pending lawsuit will have an effect on Cosby’s deliberate tour.

“People have looked at the allegations, they’ve looked at the information, and it’s a money grab,” Wyatt stated.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act in May, creating a yearlong window for adult victims to sue their abusers for sexual assault, regardless of when the assault occurred. In 2019, the state enacted the Child Victims Act, an analogous legislation for little one sexual assault victims.

“The fight against sexual assault requires us to recognize the impact of trauma within our justice system,” Hochul stated, after signing the Adult Survivors Act into legislation. “I am proud to sign this legislation, which is part of our collective responsibility to protect one another and create an environment that makes survivors feel safe.”