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NBC is confirming that Bill Cosby is developing a possible new sitcom he would star in.The deal brings the 76-year-old entertainer together with a writing staff to create a script for a comedy that casts Cosby as the patriarch of a multigenerational family. An NBC spokesman said this week that, as yet, there is no series order, nor even a deal to produce a pilot episode.
Cosby’s greatest TV triumph began at NBC three decades ago, when “The Cosby Show” launched in September 1984. It ran for eight seasons.
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Tori Spelling's husband, Dean McDermott, has entered rehab, his publicist, Jill Fritzo, confirmed.
The 47-year-old actor said he’s being treated for “some health and personal issues.” He said in a statement to People magazine that he’s “truly sorry for the mistakes I have made and for the pain I’ve caused my family.” Spelling, 40, is an actress, author and reality star. The couple have four children. He has a son from a previous marriage.
McDermott said he’s grateful to be getting “the help I need so I can become the husband and father my family deserves.”
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