Bill Cosby's proposed NBC TV show shelved in wake of rape allegations

A new TV show of Bill Cosby has been scrapped by US TV network NBC after accusations that he sexually assaulted women resurfaced.

The network asserted that the 77-year-old was actor was no longer in development, the BBC reported. The move came after Janice Dickinson, a model and TV presenter, said Cosby had sexually assaulted her after a dinner date in Lake Tahoe, California, 1982.

Dickinson is one of several women to have accused the veteran comedian of sexual assault going back almost 30 years.