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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A woman who says Bill Cosby victimized her decades ago asked Nevada lawmakers on Friday to support a bill removing the state’s statute of limitations on sexual assault — a provision that prevented her from pursuing a criminal case against the comedian. Lise-Lotte Lublin, 48, fought through tears while telling […]

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BOSTON (AP) — A former fashion model and actress who appeared on one episode of “The Cosby Show” in 1988 is the latest of several women to accuse Bill Cosby of making unwanted sexual advances toward them. Helen Gumpel, formerly known as Helen Selby, said Sunday that Cosby made sexual advances and lewd gestures toward […]

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DENVER (AP) — Bill Cosby is planning to perform in Colorado despite expected protests and a new allegation of sexual misconduct. The comedian released a statement thanking his “courageous” fans and saying he’s ready to perform in Pueblo on Friday and in Denver on Saturday. He finished his statement with references to his “Fat Albert” character’s […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Iowa venue says a Bill Cosby performance scheduled for next year has been postponed indefinitely. The Des Moines Civic Center said Monday it notified ticketholders that they will receive a refund for the planned March 7 concert. Cosby stage shows have been canceled in several other states. The actions follow […]

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Bill Cosby is fighting back against the woman who claims he got her drunk before sexually assaulting her at the Playboy Mansion in 1974, saying she’s a liar who tried extorting him and raising the price as new women came forward. In legal documents filed by Cosby – and obtained by TMZ – the comedian […]

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Uh oh. It looks like Bill Cosby‘s problem with his accusers just got worse. That’s because the LAPD is set to investigate sexual assault claims against the embattled comedian that allegedly occurred at the Playboy Mansion, even though the incident is way past the statute of limitations. As we previously reported, a woman named Judy […]

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Three women who say they were sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby appeared alongside attorney Gloria Allred at a packed Wednesday afternoon press conference in her Los Angeles office. They were just three of many who Allred said have contacted her. “I have literally lost count” of the number of women, Allred said. The three who […]

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TORONTO (AP) — Bill Cosby’s three shows in Canada are still on the calendar for January, but a call has arisen for boycotting his performance in London, Ontario. The executive director of the city’s center for abused women says Cosby’s appearance would be “inconsistent with the values of London.” Megan Walker issued the call following […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby was sued Tuesday by a Southern California woman who claims the comedian molested her in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion around 1974 when she was 15 years old. Judy Huth’s sexual battery lawsuit does not specify how much she is seeking from Cosby, who has in recent weeks […]

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HENDERSON, Tenn. (AP) — A university in Tennessee says it has canceled Bill Cosby’s scheduled appearance at a benefit dinner amid allegations made by women accusing the comedian of sexual assault. Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson said in a statement Wednesday that Dr. Ben Carson will replace Cosby at the Dec. 5 dinner. An attorney for […]

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby testified under oath in 2005 that he gave the National Enquirer an exclusive interview about looming sexual-assault accusations by a Canadian woman against him in exchange for the tabloid spiking a second accuser’s story. Excerpts released Wednesday of Cosby’s deposition from a civil lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand quote Cosby […]

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NEW YORK (AP) The author of a new Bill Cosby biography is apologizing for not pursuing allegations that the comedian had drugged and sexually assaulted numerous women. Mark Whitaker, whose “Cosby: His Life and Times” was published in September, tweeted Monday that he was wrong not to “aggressively” look into the charges and promised to […]