An L.A. Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed an amended complaint by Janice Dickinson in her defamation suit against Bill Cosby and his former attorney Marty Singer.
The former supermodel and “America’s Next Top Model” judge claims that Cosby raped her in 1982 and that lawyer Singer branded her a “liar” in late 2014 when she brought the incident up. Dickinson took the matter to court in May, and last fall she filed an amended complaint, formally naming Singer a defendant.
Judge Debra Weintraub, in her tentative ruling today, also allowed Singer himself to be dismissed from the case – as the attorney had sought, reports the AP.
“The court finds that the first amended complaint is properly stricken,” she said, noting the long on-going anti-SLAPP motion, “defendant Cosby’s motion to strike is granted.”
Judge Weintraub noted to Dickinson’s attorney Lisa Bloom and the assembled lawyers for all sides that the original defamation complaint still is in play and “we are moving this case along …we will see everyone here on February 29 at 8:30.”
Cosby, Singer and Dickinson were not in the courtroom today.
“The primary focus of this case has always been against Bill Cosby and remains against Bill Cosby,” said Bloom after the brief hearing. “We will continue to fight the case against Bill Cosby,” the lawyer added.
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