Bill Cosby recently spoke out for the first time amidst the over 30 accusations from women accusing him of sexual assault. But it’s what he’s saying off camera that’s causing more problems for him in court. Some of his accusers are firing back in court, saying that Cosby cannot (verbally) attack his accusers in ‘self-defense.’
Tamara Green, Therese Serignese and Linda Traitz, three women who have accused Cosby are suing him for defamation, saying that his denial (via spokespeople) of the actions he’s been accused of, is detrimental to them. Cosby went so far as to try to get the suit dismissed last month by standing by the fact that he himself has never denied accusations.
“Although the complaint is filed against Mr. Cosby, it is his publicist and his attorneys who are alleged to have made the relevant statements,” Cosby’s team stated. Back in November, Cosby’s attorney Martin Singer, denied the sexual assault accusations saying, “People are coming out the woodwork with fabricated or unsubstantiated stories about my client. ... This continued pattern of attacks has entered the realm of the ridiculous.” He even discredited accusers, including Traitz, by releasing her criminal records which showed charges for fraud and drug possession.
The new court filing in the women's lawsuit read:
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The new papers also addressed the argument Cosby’s defense made that he had a right to “rebut allegations without facing defamation claims” because it was in “self-defense.”
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Cosby has been skirting around accusations by making jokes like telling one woman at his show not to trust him around drinks, a reference to several women's statements that Cosby had fed them drinks and drugged them.
[via The Wrap]