NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) â The latest on Bill Cosby‘s court appearance on a felony sexual assault charge (all times local): ___ 10:55 a.m. A former district attorney is defending his investigation into a 2004 sexual assault accusation against Bill Cosby in Pennsylvania. Former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. says he put his […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) â Lawyers for Bill Cosby are accusing prosecutors of playing a game of “gotcha” by waiting 12 years to charge him in a sex-assault case and using his testimony in a civil lawsuit against him. Defense lawyers filing their final motion Thursday before a key pretrial hearing next week say Cosby had a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) â Bill Cosby was well on his way to becoming a national pariah for his alleged sexual misconduct when the Smithsonian launched an exhibit funded by Cosby and his wife that showcases art from their private collection. After 15 months on display and a parade of questions about the cultural institution’s ethics, the […]
The legal drama that entertainer Bill Cosby has endured of late continues to mount, but there was a bit of a reprieve on Thursday. A federal judge moved to throw out a civil suit filed against Cosby, although there are dozens of other accusers awaiting their day for justice. The defamation lawsuit was filed by […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) â A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Pittsburgh-area woman who claims Bill Cosby defamed her when he and his representatives responded to allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted her and other women. Thursday’s decision dismisses the October lawsuit filed by 48-year-old Renita Hill with prejudice. That means […]
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) â Prosecutors pursuing sex-assault charges against Bill Cosby say he wants special treatment in trying to have the case thrown out even before the first evidence hearing. In a response to Cosby’s motion to dismiss the case, suburban Philadelphia prosecutors alleged that Cosby may have been “committing similar crimes for decades and […]
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) â Hannibal Buress calls it a weird surprise that his Bill Cosby “rapist” joke precipitated the star’s fall from grace. “I was doing a joke in my show and that shouldn’t influence public opinion. I don’t know if it should go that far,” Buress said Sunday. “It’s weird to me that a […]
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) â The latest on a hearing over whether materials gathered in a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women against Bill Cosby can be kept out of the public eye (all times local): 12:05 p.m. A judge in the Massachusetts defamation suit filed against Bill Cosby by seven women who accuse him of […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) â Bill Cosby‘s lawyers attacked the criminal charges lodged against him as “illegal,” saying they violate a prosecutor’s pledge that he would never be charged over a 2004 sexual encounter with a Temple University employee. That promise led Cosby to testify in a related civil lawsuit without invoking his Fifth Amendment rights, the […]
Seven women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault have issued a subpoena for his wife Camille Cosby to be deposed next month.
MADISON, N.J. (AP) â Drew University in New Jersey has rescinded an honorary degree given to Bill Cosby. The university said in a statement Monday that its board rescinded the degree because of Cosby’s admissions in sworn testimony that he engaged in conduct toward women that violates the school’s values and standards. Cosby has never […]
BOSTON (AP) â A New Hampshire woman has joined the growing ranks of accusers suing Bill Cosby and alleging defamation. Kristina Ruehli on Monday filed a federal lawsuit saying Cosby falsely accused her of lying when she came forward last year and said he raped her in 1965. “In making the false and defamatory statements, […]
