according to the source , everyone hated the ritual but obliged anyway because " that 's what he wanted . " as the delicate structure of " no comments " that makes up bill cosby 's legacy begins to crack , and more and more women come forward with details of cosby 's sexual assault and rape , another detail has emerged that adds to the growing pile : bill cosby allegedly requested that female letterman staffers watch him eat curry pre - show . the story has been corrected . ” in the wake of multiple women accusing cosby of raping them , his latest visit to the cbs show has been canceled . before he was america ’s dad , bill cosby embodied the hippest of the ’ 60s and ’ 70s . ( john lamparski wireimage ) while our source adds that everyone hated the odd preshow ritual , they were asked correction : this story originally said cosby lawyer walter m. phillips jr. had denied the allegations of tamara green in a statement issued during the past week . but when the 77- year - old comic appeared multiple times over the years , he ’d act alarmingly gross to the women employees . since the cosby rape allegations have resurfaced , his scheduled appearance on david letterman , which was supposed to air on wednesday , was cancelled . bill cosby 's ' late show ' appearance was canceled .