Cosby lawyers ask appeals court to toss #MeToo conviction

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday questioned why actor Bill Cosby never got a supposed non-prosecution agreement in writing as his lawyers asked the panel to overturn his sexual assault conviction. Cosby, 82, is serving a three- to 10-year prison term for drugging and molesting a woman at his home in... Read More

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August 12, 2019

Bill Cosby’s appeal to review handling of #MeToo case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers will fight to overturn his sexual assault conviction Monday as the 82-year-old comedian serves a three- to 10-year prison term in Pennsylvania. Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era. He insists the sexual encounter with a young woman seeking career advice was consensual.... Read More

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July 26, 2019

Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Model and TV personality Janice Dickinson on Thursday called a settlement in her defamation lawsuit against the now imprisoned Bill Cosby a victory that brings a measure of justice, but that in the end is only a partial help. “In reality, nothing can erase the experience and memory of an assault,”... Read More

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Bill Cosby, Janice Dickinson

July 25, 2019

Spokesman: Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby’s spokesman says an insurance company has settled another defamation suit filed by an accuser, this one by model Janice Dickinson. ? Dickinson and lawyer Lisa Bloom have scheduled a press conference Thursday near Los Angeles. Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt says American International Group Inc. settled the case without Cosby’s... Read More

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Bill Cosby, Janice Dickinson

May 15, 2019

Judge: Cosby accusers’ testimony points to ‘signature’ crime

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The judge who presided over Bill Cosby’s criminal case said he let five other accusers testify at the sex-assault trial because their accounts had “chilling similarities” that pointed to a “signature” crime. A jury last year convicted Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, after hearing from her and... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 23, 2019

Bill Cosby fighting $1M/month legal bill in arbitration

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fee dispute between actor Bill Cosby and one in a string of law firms hired to address his legal problems shows the firm was billing Cosby $1 million a month in the run-up to his first sex assault trial. The imprisoned Cosby is challenging a California arbitration award that trims the... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 16, 2019

Cosby’s insurer settles LA accuser’s suit before deposition

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby says his insurance company is settling another accuser’s lawsuit without his permission, a week before his scheduled deposition. Cosby in a statement accuses American International Group Inc. of “egregious behavior.” He says he could have proven he was in New York during the alleged 2008 encounter with 18-year-old Chloe Goins... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 8, 2019

7 who accused Cosby of sex abuse settle defamation suits

Seven women who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago and then labeled them liars by denying it have settled defamation lawsuits against the imprisoned actor. Court documents filed Friday in Springfield, Massachusetts, show a settlement has been reached since Cosby went to prison last fall in a separate Pennsylvania sex assault case. Cosby,... Read More

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Bill Cosby

February 20, 2019

Justice Thomas calls for re-examining landmark libel case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court should consider overturning a 55-year-old landmark ruling that makes it hard for public figures to win libel suits, writing in a case involving a woman who says Bill Cosby raped her. Thomas took aim at New York Times v. Sullivan and similar cases that followed... Read More

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Bill Cosby

February 1, 2019

Bill Cosby victim settles defamation suit with ex-prosecutor

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The victim in Bill Cosby’s criminal sex-assault case has settled a defamation lawsuit against a former prosecutor who said she added details to her story over time. Andrea Constand’s suit against Bruce Castor had been set for trial in April in Philadelphia after a federal judge refused to dismiss it. The case... Read More

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Bill Cosby

December 17, 2018

Court says no bail as Cosby appeals sex assault conviction

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a request from Bill Cosby to be released on bail while he appeals his sexual assault conviction. The order from the court issued Friday does not elaborate on the decision. Cosby filed an appeal earlier this month saying that Pennsylvania trial Judge Steven O’Neill had a... Read More

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Bill Cosby

December 14, 2018

Cosby lawyers detail 11 alleged trial errors as they appeal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers detailed nearly a dozen alleged legal errors Tuesday, including the judge’s decision to send the case to trial, as they appeal his sexual assault conviction and three- to 10-year prison term. They’ve also asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this month to release the 81-year-old disgraced comedian from a state... Read More

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October 22, 2018

Prosecutors: Bill Cosby’s bid for new trial is ‘meritless’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Bill Cosby’s sex assault case called his bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing “meritless,” and asked the judge to deny him a post-trial hearing. Cosby, 81, has asked for a do-over in the Pennsylvania sex assault case that ended with him being sent to prison last month to... Read More

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September 27, 2018

Some black Americans see racial comeuppance in Cosby saga

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After spending years building his persona as a model husband and father, Bill Cosby took an abrupt turn nearly 15 years ago with a now-infamous speech to an NAACP convention. He used his celebrity status to condemn poor African-Americans, chiding them to pull up their sagging pants, deriding them for having children... Read More

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Bill Cosby

Cosby lawyers ask appeals court to toss #MeToo conviction

Bill Cosby’s appeal to review handling of #MeToo case

Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice

Spokesman: Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

Judge: Cosby accusers’ testimony points to ‘signature’ crime

Bill Cosby fighting $1M/month legal bill in arbitration

Cosby’s insurer settles LA accuser’s suit before deposition

7 who accused Cosby of sex abuse settle defamation suits

Justice Thomas calls for re-examining landmark libel case

Bill Cosby victim settles defamation suit with ex-prosecutor

Court says no bail as Cosby appeals sex assault conviction

Cosby lawyers detail 11 alleged trial errors as they appeal

Prosecutors: Bill Cosby’s bid for new trial is ‘meritless’

Some black Americans see racial comeuppance in Cosby saga

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