Premier Kathleen Wynne says she will avoid attending any of Bill Cosby's shows in Ontario this week due to the sexual assault allegations he is facing.

Wynne made the comment before the entertainer released a statement through a public relations firm, saying he has been advised that there “may be attempts to disrupt” his Ontario performances.

The statement, sent out by a firm called Purpose PR, went on to urge attendees to “remain calm” in the event of a protest and “not confront the person making the disruption."

The 77-year-old Cosby is set to perform in Kitchener on Wednesday night, London on Thursday and in Hamilton on Friday.

Cosby, a comedian who played the lovable Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has been accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen women, including model Janice Dickinson.

He has not been criminally charged in connection with the allegations. Nonetheless, Wynne told reporters Tuesday that the allegations are serious enough to convince her to stay away from his local appearances.

“There are very serious allegations against this man and certainly until those are sorted out I would certainly not go to a performance,” Wynne told reporters. “It is up to the organizers to make those decisions but I certainly would not attend until it is sorted out.”

At least 10 shows on Cosby's current tour have been cancelled or postponed because of the scandal surrounding him, however the Ontario shows are expected to go ahead despite several planned protests.

A Hamilton woman told CP24 last month that she is actively planning a non-violent protest to disrupt Cosby’s Jan. 9 show at Hamilton Place Theatre to respect the women who have come forward.

“We’re thinking about the victims of sexual violence in the city – how are they going to feel if he takes to the stage?" she said. "It’s the right thing to do, we need to speak up, and we want Cosby to see us.”

According to Bokma, she has been contacted by a number of people interested in buying tickets – at up to $90 each – to actively disrupt the comedian’s performance, as well as by those who had previously purchased tickets who no longer wish to attend.

They are willing to give up their seats so that people interested in joining the protest can take part, Bokma said.

She added that the protest won’t be something that the comedian can ignore.

“He will see it, he will be affected by it,” she said.

A separate protest organized by the Hamilton Woman Abuse Working Group is also planned for outside the show.

With files from The Canadian Press.