Judd Apatow has taken his crusade against Bill Cosby to the Critics' Choice Awards, calling out the accused rapist as he presented the award for Best Director.
The Bridesmaids producer has been vocal on Twitter about Cosby's continuing United States stand-up tour, calling on venues to refuse to host the comedian because of allegations he sexually assaulted more than 20 women between 1965 and 2008.
Here are the Bill Cosby tour dates. 23 cities. People in these communities should let the theatres know how they feel.
pic.twitter.com/oNX2ltuAWe — Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow)
January 13, 2015
Remember when Cosby used to give women knockout drugs and then have sex with them while they were unconscious? I saw his show! So funny!!! — Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow)
January 9, 2015
As he took the stage to present the award for Best Director to Boyhood's Richard Linklater, Apatow said: "Let's have a big round of applause for me. Somebody bailed out last minute and so they called me. They knew I'd be home tweeting about Cosby."
Apatow, 47, went on to say: "It's a lot of people. The guy's like Wilt Chamberlain [an NBA star who boasted he had slept with more than 20,000 women]."
Apatow has been outspoken about the allegations against Cosby, 77, calling for his imprisonment.
Speaking on WTF podcast, Apatow said, "I absolutely would like to see him in jail".
"That's where people who commit sexual assaults go."
Protests have occurred at many of Cosby's recent comedy shows, with protesters chanting "We believe the women" at his show in London, Ontario, last Friday.
The controversy has prompted the cancellation of Cosby's show in Massachussetts on February 6, while two shows in Boston on February 8 are expected to go ahead.
