Bill Cosby, the famous family comedy actor, has just received new lawsuits against him and against NBC for sexual assaults that occurred between 1969 and the late 1980s, when the actor was going through his peak popularity helming the series The Bill Cosby Show. Five women filed these new complaints in New York City.
The charges could be raised in court due to a recent statute in that state that temporarily suspends the deadline for filing long-standing sexual abuse claims, according to the Hollywood site. Variety.
Four of the alleged victims They claimed they were either raped by the actor or forced to have sex with him in the 1980s; while her fifth, a former Hollywood executive, said the attack against her took place in 1969.
Among the accusers is Lili Bernard, an actress who participated as a guest on the family television show hosted by Bill Cosby, and who had already filed a public complaint in 2015.
They also claimed to have been attacked by the actor in similar circumstances Eden Tirl, Jewel Gittens and Jennifer Thompson, who joined these complaints which were extended to the television channel responsible for the show. From him, Former executive Cindra Ladd said she was a victim of rape by Cosby in 1969.
Cosby’s rep denies the allegations
Upon learning of these new complaints, the actor’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt went to the crossroads and described the alleged victims as part of ‘a parade of accusers’.
“As we have always said, and now the United States can see, this is not about justice for victims of alleged sexual assault, it’s all about the money. We believe the courts, as well as the court of public opinion, will follow the rule of law and clear Mr. Cosby of these alleged charges,” said Andrew Wyatt.
And he continued: “Mr. Cosby continues to vehemently deny all charges against him and hopes to defend himself in court,” the spokesman stressed.
His time in prison
Bill Cosby, 85 years oldhe spent three years in prison after being convicted in Pennsylvania in 2018 on sexual assault chargesbut they released him in 2021 after an overturn by that state’s Supreme Court.
He was also ordered in a civil suit in Santa Monica, Calif., to pay $500,000 last June to a woman he sexually assaulted in 1975 when the victim was 16 years old.
During his early days in prison, Cosby didn’t want his wife to visit him. He spoke to her three times a day in bursts of three minutes each. He only saw his lawyers.
The rep also explained that at the time, Bill Cosby lost weight as soon as he entered the venue and had to go through a routine to keep fit. He woke up at 3:30 in the morning to exercise and avoided eating bread and sweets.
These new lawsuits were made possible because New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a law that opens up a one-year period to file complaints that until now had been prohibited for exceeding a certain time frame.
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