The governing board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to remove both disgraced starsRoman Polanski and Bill Cosby have been expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. How Bill Cosby went from 'America's dad' to convicted sex offender Read moreIn a statement, the Academy announced that the governing board had voted to remove the two disgraced stars “in accordance with the organization’s standards of conduct”. The board continued “to encourage ethical standards that require members to uphold the Academy’s values of respect for human dignity”. The news arrives after Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a former basketball player. His name has since been removed from the Television Academy website and he has lost an honorary degree from Yale.

Source: The Guardian May 03, 2018 18:45 UTC