Malcolm-Jamal Warner reacts to shattered 'Cosby Show' Ebony cover

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Actor and musician Malcolm-Jamal Warner appeared on Friday's edition of The View where he was asked about Ebony magazine's new cover, which features an iconic photo of him and his co-stars from the beloved sitcom The Cosby Show.

The image of the smiling Huxtable family appears to be covered in cracked glass with Bill Cosby -- who played patriarch Cliff Huxtable from 1984-92 -- barely recognizable.

Dozens of women have come forward in the past year or so to accuse the married comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them. The statute of limitations has expired in most of the cases and Cosby, now 78, has not been charged with any crimes. He has admitted to extramarital affairs, but denied he abused the women.

The Cosby Show, which remained popular in reruns, was yanked from television as a result of the controversy.

Asked by View co-host Joy Behar what he thinks of the Ebony magazine cover, Warner replied, "We really don't have enough time on this show to really talk about how I feel about that."

"Let's not forget that The Cosby Show was a sitcom and not a reality show," interrupted View panelist Raven-Symone, who appeared as a pre-schooler on The Cosby Show. "Let's just remember that this was a sitcom. We had writers, things of that nature."

"That's a show that we're all very proud to have been on," Warner continued. "[My former co-star] Keshia Knight Pulliam said a really interesting thing in that her perspective is the legacy cannot be taken away because all of the good that that show has done cannot be taken away. The generation of people of color who have chosen to go to college because they watched that show and because they watched [its spinoff] {i:A Different World}, you can't take that away."