Moritz has now said that not only were the comments defamatory, but that Cosby’s team also brought up irrelevant information about the star to smear her in the public eye – including that she became a lawyer and was then disciplined by the State Bar of California.
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Bill Cosby’s legal troubles continued to mount on Friday, as four more accusers signaled their intent to join an ongoing defamation lawsuit against the scandal-plagued comedian.
“I’m not a liar and I’m going to go under oath to clear my name, and have confidence with a jury that justice will be done.”
Constand settled with the comedian in 2006, but Pennsylvania authorities reopened the criminal investigation into her claims.
She said Cosby agreed to mentor her and eventually moved her to NY.
Essentially, lawyers say, the suits hinge on whether the women can show they were telling the truth about accusations of sexual assault that occurred many years ago, and that Mr. Cosby, through his representatives, was thus lying when he called their allegations false. Leslie, of MI, claims Cosby assaulted her while she met with him in his Las Vegas suite in 1992.
Dickinson never reported the rape to authorities and has said she was afraid if she did that her career would be damaged and Cosby would retaliate.
A representative for Cosby declined to comment on the four women joining the defamation suit.
In other words, Bloom would not be able to question Cosby about the dozens of other women who have accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting or abusing them.
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The order by the 2nd District Court of Appeal on Thursday puts plans to depose the 78-year-old comedian and his longtime attorney on hold. Bowman claims in the lawsuit that she was introduced to Cosby when she was a 17-year-old aspiring actress and model at a conference in Denver.
