Bill Cosby performed to a welcoming Denver audience Saturday, despite a protest by about 100 people outside the theater. Cosby’s two performances Saturday came after a woman held a news conference at a nearby hotel to accuse him of sexually assaulting her in 1986. Beth Ferrier said Cosby put drugs in her coffee when she went to see one of his shows in Denver. “I cannot tell you how horrific of a feeling that is,” she said. Ferrier, 55, has said previously that she was assaulted by Cosby. She went public on June 23, 2005, alleging that as a model visiting New York in the early 1980s, she met Cosby and they had a brief affair. The 77-year-old comedian is facing sexual assault accusations from at least 15 women, with some of the claims dating back decades. He has denied the allegations through his attorney and has never been charged with a crime. Cosby was welcomed to the stage during his first show Saturday with a standing ovation and hoots of “We love you Bill!” He did not make any reference to the allegations during the two-hour show. The Denver Post reported that the entertainer also received a standing ovation at his second show.
Chuck Lorre won’t clear up the mystery about whether Charlie Sheen’s character will return from the dead for next month’s Two and a Half Men series finale, but he’s throwing a lot of love Sheen’s way. The television megaproducer said last weekCQ CC that he has “nothing but good feelings” for Sheen, who was kicked off the sitcom in 2011 for behavior that included calling Lorre a “contaminated little maggot.” Lorre, the producer of Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and Mom, said it was important to acknowledge the extraordinary success the show had with Sheen. His character was killed off, and Ashton Kutcher replaced him as the show’s leading man. Once television’s most popular comedy, Two and a Half Men has faded with age. Its one-hour finale is scheduled for Feb. 19. Lorre said there will be a “cast of thousands” for the final episode, but he’s keeping their identities a secret. He added that he hoped to find a way to honor the Sheen and post-Sheen versions of the sitcom. “I think we’re going to have a finale that you’re going to be very pleased with, and that’s all I’m going to say about it,” he said.