Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, 81, is serving time in a maximum-security state prison in Pennsylvania after being found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand.

James Patterson, author of the 2016 book 'Filthy Rich: The Billionaire's Sex Scandal - The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein,' said on Tuesday he hoped the alleged pedo will get his 'just deserts'.

Coca Cola billionaire Alki David, 51, is offering Bill Cosby $10million to buy his 'digital likeness rights' so he can own the disgraced comedian's hologram.

During the sketch aired at the Los Angeles awards show last night, Peter Griffin said: 'The Emmys has always been great for rewarding great people. And who will be this year's Bill Cosby and Roseanne.'

In a telephone interview with Black Press USA, Cosby said the jury was full of 'imposters' and that the entire case against him was 'political'.

Despite serving a prison term in Pennsylvania, Bill Cosby, 82, or someone on his behalf, took to Twitter do decry the mainstream US press and urge his followers to support black media outlets.

The SNL icon, main, is returning to the stage which turned him into a household name this Saturday. Murphy played Cosby during his original run on SNL in the 1980s, inset.

Bill Cosby's (left) publicist accused Eddie Murphy (right) of betraying African Americans just to gain approval from a white audience. Murphy poked fun at Cosby during his SNL monologue.

Monique Pressley was suspended from practicing law in D.C. in August. She was suspended a month after a disciplinary counsel presented 'clear and convicting evidence' of her alleged misconduct.

Comedian Bill Cosby claimed that 'successful Black Women' such as Gayle King 'are being used to tarnish' the reputation of black male celebrities and thanked Snoop Dogg for calling for his release.

Shamed Cosby, 82, right, called Weinstein's conviction 'a very sad day' in a statement Monday. Weinstein, 67, left, was found guilty of third degree rape and a criminal sexual act by a NYC jury Monday.

Bill Cosby is serving up to 10 years behind bars at SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. At least 22 inmates and 13 staffers at the prison tested positive for COVID-19.

After Sense And Sensibility and Love Actually, the pair are working together again in a dramatisation of a Christopher Reid poem.

Anna Chancellor’s partner Redha Debbah was in their kitchen in west London when somebody rang from New York to say she’d been rushed to hospital with viral meningitis.

Trying to get a reservation in the coolest new place is often impossible, and now we discover that even celebrities have to stretch the truth a little to land a VIP table.

The Oscar winner showed off her fabulous figure in the form-sitting gown as she promoted new period drama A Little Chaos on Saturday.

The couple, who have been living together since 1977, married in a secret ceremony in New York recently, Alan, 69, has revealed to German newspaper Bild.

Armed with two balloons full of helium, Alan called the host out for doing impressions of his distinctive voice after he last appeared on the show two years ago.

Emma Freud went some way to putting the plot queries to bed this week when she live tweeted husband - and the film's director - Richard Curtis' first cinema experience of the 2003 rom-com classic.

Daniel called him 'one of the greatest actors' he will ever work with as he joined Emma Watson, 25, and the book's author J.K. Rowling, 50, in remembering Professor Severus Snape.

Rich, sonorous, fruity, hypnotic... many adjectives have been deployed to describe the voice of Alan Rickman, writes BRIAN VINER.

Alan Rickman, who died yesterday aged 69, recorded a voiceover for a Save the Children and Refugee Council joint charity appeal in what is thought to be one of his last ever pieces of work.

An album of evocative photographs showing Rickman's starting steps in the dramatic world has come to light after it was released by his alma mater, Latymer Upper School in West London.

A clip featuring late stars David Bowie and Alan Rickman in an episode of The Simpsons has resurfaced and has been posted online as a tribute.

In a 2011 interview the actor, who died last week aged 69, said author Rowling had given him a 'tiny, little, left of field' detail to help his portrayal of antihero Professor Severus Snape.

It features the Harry Potter and Robin Hood actor alongside glam rock legend David Bowie and rock star Lemmy Kilmister - all of whom have passed away from cancer within the space of three weeks.

The musician and actor, who both passed away aged 69, will be honoured with screenings of their iconic films, The Man Who Fell To Earth and Sense And Sensibility at the event, in February.

She's worked with a range of esteemed actors during her long and varied career. And Helen Mirren was able to star alongside the late Alan Rickman in her new film - one of the last he made - Eye in the Sky.

It has been revealed that the Alan Rickman left £4million in his will including legacies of £100,000 to charity.

He left £100,000 to charity when he passed away to cancer in January. 

Director Richard Curtis revealed that the upcoming Love Actually Comic Relief special will not pay tribute to the late Alan Rickman, after he tragically passed away last year.

Taking to Twitter on Tuesday - the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts - she wrote: 'Please don't start flame wars over it, but this year I'd like to apologise for killing (whispers)... Snape.'

Getting drunk and embarrassing yourself used to be part of the Christmas party season job description but there has been an unwelcome crackdown festive fun and those days are over.

They’re young, female and very funny… Emily Hill meets the rising stars of British comedy

Lynda La Plante's classic TV series Widows is set to be released as a movie in November. Now she wants Freddie Flintoff to play the role of Spencer Gibbs from series Prime Suspect in her next TV show.

Richard Curtis who wrote Four Weddings and a Funeral said at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in Gloucestershire that he had wanted Alan Rickman but was outvoted.

The author, 54, made a touching tribute to the late star, who tragically died in 2016 of pancreatic cancer, when a Harry Potter fan gushed about his portrayal of Severus Snape in the film franchise.

EDDIE HEARN: The heavyweight world is total carnage right now. Tyson Fury did an incredible job to shake up the division last year but now he has done it again without even stepping inside the ropes.

EDDIE HEARN: You probably have seen the video of Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte going at each other. That's made us think very carefully about how put them face to face in the build up to their fight.

EDDIE HEARN: There is a fine line between hyping a fight and going against the codes of conduct of the sport. Dereck Chisora went too far and now there will be a British Boxing Board of Control meeting.

EDDIE HEARN: I can't remember a fight that had as much anticipation as David Haye vs Tony Bellew this Saturday night. The pre-fight build up has been huge and although distasteful at times.

EDDIE HEARN: Now that the dust has settled after that thrilling night at The O2, we are dealing with the aftermath with a new heavyweight superstar in Tony Bellew.

EDDIE HEARN: With just a fortnight to go until the biggest fight in British boxing history, Wladimir Klitschko has began to crank up the mind games ahead of his clash with Anthony Joshua.

EDDIE HEARN WRITES EXCLUSIVELY FOR SPORTSMAIL: Here we go. The moment of truth. I can't lie – every morning since Monday I have been waking up with butterflies in my stomach about this.

EDDIE HEARN: How about that, then? It’s one thing filling out Wembley Stadium and breaking box office records, but to do it with one of the best heavyweight fights ever seen was truly special.

EDDIE HEARN: Around 27,000 will be there to witness a sporting event that I believe the city of Sheffield will never forget. But it's funny, it's a fight I wasn't sure Kell should take.

EDDIE HEARN: We are making good progress and we know the fourth defence of his IBF world title and the first defence of his WBA crown will be against the IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev.

EDDIE HEARN: This is the first time Aanthony Joshua has has had any disruptions during his camp and it hasn't been ideal. It's been a pretty long road to Saturday's showdown in Cardiff.

EDDIE HEARN: There’s been a lot of fun and games from Joseph Parker’s camp and they are doing a great job in driving up interest in a massive unification fight with Anthony Joshua.

EDDIE HEARN: Deontay Wilder had a very exciting dust-up with Luis Ortiz at the weekend. It was easily the biggest test of Wilder's career and credit to him for coming through it. In the seventh he was gone.