Bill Cosby's Kennedy Center Honors and Mark Twain prize have also been rescinded

The Honors and Mark Twain Prize are given to artists who, through their lifetime of work, have left an indelible impact on American culture. As a result of Mr. Cosby’s recent criminal conviction, the Board concluded that his actions have overshadowed the very career accomplishments these distinctions from the Kennedy Center intend to recognize.

This is a slightly more direct comment than what The Academy said last week, which was simply that Cosby (and Roman Polanski, who was also expelled) had failed to uphold the organization’s “values of respect for human dignity.” Late last month, Cosby was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand, a former employee of Temple University—which has also rescinded an honorary doctorate it had granted to Cosby.