Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations

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December 30, 2015 mug shot of Bill Cosby following an arraignment for felony sexual assault of Andrea
Constand

American entertainer Bill Cosby has been the subject of publicized sexual assault allegations. With
the earliest alleged incidents taking place in the mid-1960s, Cosby has been accused by more than
50 women of either rape, drug facilitated sexual assault,sexual battery, child sexual abuse,
and/or sexual misconduct. Earlier sexual assault allegations against Cosby became more public
after an October 2014 comedy routine by comedian Hannibal Buress alluding to Cosby's covert
sexual misbehavior went viral, and many additional claims were made after that date. The dates of
the alleged incidents span from 1965 to 2008 across 10 U.S. states and one Canadian province. [1][2][3]
Cosby has maintained his innocence and repeatedly denied the allegations. In November 2014, in
response to a question about the allegations, Cosby said: "I don't talk about it." [4] Cosby has declined
to publicly discuss the accusations in past interviews. [5]However, he told Florida Today, "people
shouldnt have to go through that and shouldnt answer to innuendos". [5] In May 2015 he said, "I have
been in this business 52 years and I've never seen anything like this. Reality is a situation and I can't
speak."[6]
In the wake of the allegations, numerous organizations have severed ties with the comedian, and
previously awarded honors and titles have been revoked. Reruns of The Cosby Show and other
shows featuring Cosby have also been pulled from syndication by many organizations. Twenty-three
colleges and universities have rescinded his honorary degrees.[7] In an attempt to explain the
backlash against Cosby, Adweek reporter Jason Lynch noted that the "media landscape has
changed considerablyand has now been joined by the far-less-forgiving social media arena." [8]
Most of the alleged acts fall outside the statutes of limitations for criminal legal proceedings, but one
criminal case and numerous civil lawsuits have been brought against Cosby. As of November 2015,
eight related civil lawsuits are active against Cosby, including two that also target Cosby's lawyer
and one that also implicates his wife and manager Camille Cosby.[9][10] Gloria Allred is representing 29
of the alleged victims. In July 2015, court records from Andrea Constand's 2005 civil lawsuit against
Cosby were unsealed and released to the public. In his testimony, Cosby admitted to casual sex,
involving use of Quaaludes, with a series of young women, and acknowledged that his dispensing
the prescription drug was illegal.[11][12]
On December 30, 2015, three Class 1 Felony charges of aggravated indecent assault were filed
against Cosby in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania[13] based on allegations by Andrea
Constand concerning a January 2004 incident.

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119651996 allegations

2Later allegations and investigations (20002005)

3Buress remarks and aftermath (2014)

4Additional assault allegations

5Unsealing of Constand v. Cosby deposition

6Criminal investigations and charges

6.1Judith Huth

6.2Lili Bernard

6.3Chloe Goins

6.42015 criminal charges (re: Constand)

7Cosby's acquisition, illegal distribution, and mention of drugs

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7.12005 deposition and use of Quaaludes

7.2Spanish fly

7.3Drinking joke

8Alleged hush money payments and cover-up

9Reactions
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9.1Recalling encounters with Cosby

9.2Defenses of Cosby

9.3Obama reaction

10Cosby's response
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9.2.1Defenders change minds

10.1Interviews

11Fallout

11.1Institutions sever ties

11.2Honorary degrees rescinded

11.3Broadcast networks cancel shows

12Civil lawsuits against Cosby

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12.1Tamara Green, et al.

12.2Janice Dickinson

12.3Judith Huth

12.4Chloe Goins

12.5Renita Hill

12.6Kristina Ruehli

12.7Katherine McKee

13Related litigation
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13.1Suit against Cosby attorney

13.2Insurance coverage dispute

13.3Gloria Allred vs Cobb-Marietta Coliseum, et al.

13.4Bill Cosby vs Beverly Johnson

14Legislative changes

15Table of known accusers

16References

17External links

19651996 allegations[edit]

Cosby in 1969

Of the many other allegations against Cosby, the earliest date claimed was December 1965; Kristina
Ruehli[14] accused Cosby of drugging and assaulting her in his Beverly Hills home on that date. At
that time, Ruehli told her boyfriend about the incident, and in the 1980s also told her daughter.
However, she did not speak further about it until 2005, when she came forward in the Andrea
Constand case as Jane Doe #12.
In the early 1980s, Joan Tarshis told her story to freelance reporter John Milward. However, Milward
decided not to publish the story.[15]
In 1996, former Playboy Playmate Victoria Valentino gave a videotaped interview in which she made
sexual assault allegations against Cosby. The interview was for an expos on the lives of Playboy
models, which was never published.[15]

Later allegations and investigations (20002005)[edit]

On February 1, 2000, according to a statement provided by Det. Jose McCallion of the Manhattan
Special Victims Bureau, Lachele Covington, who was 20 years old at the time, filed a criminal
complaint against Bill Cosby alleging that on January 28, 2000, at Cosby's Manhattan townhouse,
Cosby tried to put her hands down his pants and then exposed himself. Covington also alleged that
Cosby grabbed her breasts and tried to put his hands down her pants at his home. Cosby was
questioned and insisted "it was not true". The police referred her complaint to the D.A., but they
declined to prosecute.[16]
In January 2004, Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee, accused Cosby of
drugging and fondling her; however, in February 2005, Montgomery County's District Attorney said
there would be no charges due to insufficient credible and admissible evidence. [17] Constand then
filed a civil claim in March 2005, with 13 women as potential witnesses if the case went to court. [18]
[19]
Cosby settled out of court for an undisclosed amount in November 2006. [18]
After learning that charges were not pursued in the case, California lawyer Tamara Lucier Green, the
only publicly named woman in the prior case, came forward with allegations in February 2005 that
Cosby had drugged and assaulted her in the 1970s.[20][21][22] Cosby's lawyer said that Cosby did not
know her and the events did not happen.[23]
In a July 2005 Philadelphia Daily News interview, Beth Ferrier, one of the anonymous "Jane Doe"
witnesses in the Constand case, alleged that in 1984 he drugged her coffee and she awoke with her
clothes partially removed.[24]

In 2005, Shawn Upshaw Brown, a woman whom Cosby admitted to having an extra-marital affair
with in the 1970s, claimed in the National Enquirer that Cosby drugged and raped her the last time
the two were together sexually. Brown is the mother of Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Cosby's
illegitimate daughter. Jackson was convicted in 1997 of extortion after she threatened to make the
claims public in The Globe. In 2015, Brown went into more detail with her renewed allegations in an
interview for the Daily Mail.[25][26]

Buress remarks and aftermath (2014)[edit]

Cosby in 2011

In October 2014, as part of Hannibal Buress's stand-up comedy routine in Philadelphia, Buress
addressed Cosby's legacy of "talk[ing] down" to young black men about their mode of dress and
lifestyle. Buress criticized the actor's public moralizing by saying, "Yeah, but you raped women, Bill
Cosby, so that kind of brings you down a couple notches." The audience appeared to respond to
Buress's accusation as an incredulous joke before he encouraged everyone to "Google 'Bill Cosby
rape'" when they got home. Buress had been using the same Cosby routine for the previous six
months with little response,[27] but the October performance went viral after being posted
on Philadelphia magazine's website.[28][29][30] A media firestorm ensued, with numerous publications
tackling the question of how Cosby had managed to maintain, as Buress called it in his routine, a
"teflon image" despite more than a decade of public sex abuse accusations. [31][32]
Shortly after Buress's comedy routine went viral, Cosby's social media team started a "meme me"
campaign on Twitter, supplying photographs and captioning technology on Cosby's own website in
hopes of generating amusing memes to promote the comedian. It backfired when users created and
posted memes referencing the rape allegations which were shared under the hashtag #CosbyMeme.
They included memes such as: "Define 'drugged'" and "My two favorite things...Jello Pudding and
Rape".[33][34][35]
Buress's viral routine also happened to roughly correspond with the release of Cosby: His Life and
Times, a biography of the comedian that was released several weeks earlier. The 544-page Cosbyapproved biography was touted as the most detailed and probing look at Cosby's life to date, but did
not include a single word about the public sexual abuse allegations against him. In the wake of the
unfolding controversy, the biography became a lightning rod for criticism and a symbol for how
Cosby had been able to manipulate the media for so many years. After originally defending his
decision not to mention the allegations, author Mark Whitaker faced increasing criticism by the end
of the year, and eventually issued an apology after The New York Times called him one of Cosby's
"media enablers."[36]

Additional assault allegations[edit]

See also: Table of known accusers
After the Buress routine, in November 2014, journalist Joan Tarshis,[37] model Janice Dickinson,
[38]
actress Louisa Moritz,[39] Lou Ferrigno's wife Carla Ferrigno,[39]Florida nurse Therese Serignese,
[40]
Playboy Playmates Victoria Valentino[41] and Sarita Butterfield,[42] TV host Charlotte Laws,
[43]
actress Michelle Hurd,[1] and 11 other women[1] also made accusations of incidents allegedly
occurring between 1965 and 2004.[44] An article by model Beverly Johnson in Vanity Fair alleges she
was drugged during an audition in 1986, and knows other women with similar accounts. [45]
Cosby's attorney stated that Dickinson's account differed from prior accounts she gave of the
incident, and released a statement that said in part: "Mr. Cosby does not intend to dignify these
allegations with any comment."[46] A follow-up statement dismissed the allegations as
"unsubstantiated" and an example of "media vilification".[47] A joint statement from Cosby and Andrea

Constand, who had received a civil case settlement in 2006, clarified the statement released a few
days prior by stating that it did not refer to Constand's case which was resolved years ago. [48]
In January 2015, Cindra Ladd alleged that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1969. [49]
In May 2015, Lili Bernard claimed that Cosby sexually assaulted her in 1992 and that she had been
interviewed by police in Atlantic City, New Jersey regarding the allegation. Because that state has no
statute of limitations for rape, Bernard hoped charges will be brought, but media reports noted, "it
wasn't clear ... if what [Bernard] says happened to her happened in New Jersey." [50]
On July 27, 2015, New York magazine's cover featured images of 35 women sitting in chairs with the
last chair empty, suggesting there may be more victims who have not come forward yet. The 35
women told "their stories about being assaulted by Bill Cosby, and the culture that wouldnt listen."
Eleven other women known to New York magazine who allege sexual assault by Cosby declined to
be photographed and interviewed for the feature. [51] According to Vox, the stories span "more than
five decades" and are "remarkably similar, typically involving the comedian offering a woman a cup
of coffee or some sort of alcoholic beverage which may be spiked with drugs and allegedly
sexually assaulting the victim as she's impaired or unconscious." [52] On September 17,
2015 A&E broadcast the documentary program Cosby: The Women Speak, in which thirteen alleged
victims provided interviews regarding their experiences. [53]
As of August 20, 2015, more than 50 women have claimed that they were sexually abused by him,
[54]
and the terms "sociopath"[1] and "serial rapist"[1][7][37][55][56][57]have been used about him. Jewell Allison,
one of his accusers, described him as a "sociopath"[1] and stated: "We may be looking at Americas
greatest serial rapist that ever got away with this for the longest amount of time. He got away with it
because he was hiding behind the image of Cliff Huxtable."[7]

Unsealing of Constand v. Cosby deposition[edit]

On July 8, 2015, Andrea Constand and her attorney Dolores Troiani filed a motion to negate the
confidentiality agreement in the 2005 case against Cosby, claiming that Cosby had already engaged
in "total abandonment of the confidentiality portions of the agreement" by way of the recent,
sweeping denials of all allegations against him.[58][59] The entire deposition from 2005 was released 10
days later, causing Cosby's lawyers to file a new motion in the case on July 21, 2015, asserting that
Constand and Troiani may have orchestrated the release of the deposition. [60][61] In the deposition,
Cosby testified he obtained Quaaludes from gynecologist Leroy Amar, who knew that Cosby had no
intention of taking the drugs himself. Cosby instead intended to give them to women he wanted to
have sexual relations with and admitted that he had given the drug to at least one woman and other
people. Cosby admitted knowing it was illegal at the time to dispense the drug to other people. Amar
would later have his medical license revoked in California and New York. [11][62] The judge ruled that
releasing the sealed document was justified by Cosby's role as a "public moralist" in contrast to his
possible criminal private behavior.[63] On July 18, 2015 The New York Times published a summary
and excerpts, having obtained the complete deposition from a court reporting service, hired by
Constand, that had released the document to the public domain. [64]Cosby's testimony shows a history
of casual sex involving use of Quaaludes with a series of young women.[12][63][64]
In a court filing condemning the release of the deposition, Cosby's attorneys stressed that none of
the testimony so far unsealed by a judge stated that he engaged in non-consensual sex or gave
anyone Quaaludes without their knowledge or consent. "Reading the media accounts, one would
conclude that the Defendant has admitted to rape," the document said. "And yet the Defendant
admitted to nothing more than being one of the many people who introduced Quaaludes into their
consensual sex life in the 1970s". Cosby's lawyers further contended that a court reporting service
hired by Constand had released the 2005 court transcript to theNew York Times, days earlier, in a
'massive breach of protocol'. The court reporters' code of ethics prohibits the release of testimony
without all parties first being contacted.[60][61]

Criminal investigations and charges[edit]

Judith Huth[edit]
On December 16, 2014, after a 10-day investigation, Los Angeles prosecutors declined to file any
charges against Bill Cosby after Judy Huth claimed the comedian molested her around 1974 at
the Playboy Mansion. Huth had met with Los Angeles police detectives for 90 minutes. In rejecting
the case, prosecutors evaluated the charge Cosby would have faced in 1974. Prosecutors took into
account legislative changes that extend the statute of limitations for certain crimes but found no way
that Cosby could be legally prosecuted.[65]

Lili Bernard[edit]
In May 2015, Cuban-American visual artist Lili Bernard filed a sexual assault complaint against
Cosby in New Jersey, a state that has no statute of limitations for sexual assault. [66] On July 1, 2015,
prosecutors declined to prosecute Cosby because the alleged offense happened before 1996 (the
year the law was changed to lift the statute of limitations).[67]

Chloe Goins[edit]
On July 7, 2015, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that its criminal investigation into Bill
Cosby's alleged sexual assault of then 18-year-old model Chloe Goins is open and active. "There is
an investigation open," LAPD spokesperson Norma Eisenman told FOX411. [68] The following day, in a
statement to ABC News, the LAPD said it will explore any sexual assault accusations against Cosby,
including accusations for which the statute of limitations has expired. [69]
On October 1, 2015, the LAPD completed its investigation and has referred the case to the Los
Angeles County District Attorney's office.[70]
Cosby's former attorney Martin Singer has stated he would provide documentary evidence to the Los
Angeles police that established Cosby was in New York on August 9, 2008, the date of the incident
alleged by Goins.[71]
As with nearly all other cases of alleged sexual misconduct by Cosby, the statute of limitations has
expired on this 2008 case; charges cannot be laid at this late date. Nonetheless, the investigation of
the Goins allegations is continuing for reasons discussed in the Los Angeles Times: "... LAPD
officials said there were many reasons to investigate sexual assault allegations that fall beyond
those legal deadlines. Old accusations may lead investigators to more recent incidents with other
victims" and Goins would be allowed to testify if charges were laid in any other (more recent) cases.
[72]

2015 criminal charges (re: Constand)[edit]

On December 30, 2015, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Cosby was charged with three
counts[73] of aggravated indecent assault on Andrea Constand as a result of a single incident alleged
to have occurred at his home in Cheltenham Township, PA on an unspecified date between mid
January and mid February 2004, according to the very detailed arrest warrant filed on December 15,
2015.[74] (The news media coverage refers to the date of the incident as "January 2004").
These are the first criminal charges as a result of sexual assault allegations that have been made by
many women against Cosby.[13] He was arraigned that afternoon without entering a plea; his bail was
set at $1 million. Cosby surrendered his passport, posted bond, and was escorted to the
Cheltenham Township police department where he was booked, fingerprinted and photographed for
a mug shot. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 14, 2016. [75]
The charges are based on Constand's statement to police of unwanted sexual contact, though not
intercourse, in early 2004 that had been first reported to theDurham Regional Police Service near
Constand's home in southern Ontario, Canada on January 13, 2005; [76] the report was forwarded to
authorities in Pennsylvania.[77] On February 17, 2005, the then-district attorney, Bruce L. Castor, Jr,

had released a statement that charges would not be laid at that time. In 2015 however, the recentlyelected District Attorney Kevin R. Steele (previously an Assistant DA) decided to proceed on an
urgent basis because the 12 year statute of limitations would have expired in January 2016.
Constand started a civil lawsuit vs. Cosby in 2005 and that was settled by the defendant in July
2006, on a confidential basis. Some of the testimony from that case was finally unsealed in July
2015; it contained new information including Cosby's deposition, indicating that the sexual contact
had been consensual. (Cosby also told police that the contact was consensual and that the two had
shared a romantic[78] relationship.)[79] The authorities re-interviewed certain witnesses before laying
the charge.[75] The criminal court documents allege[80] that blue pills, said to be Benadryl by Cosby,
[81]
were given to Constand who had also been drinking wine during the January 2004 incident. [82][83]
According to the Chicago Tribune, "the statute of limitations for bringing criminal charges against him
in other places has run out in nearly every case" but the writer suggests that charges could still be
filed in a Los Angeles case. Presumably, the reference is to the accusation that Cosby drugged and
sexually assaulted Chloe Goins in 2008 at the Playboy Mansion, reported to police in 2015. [84] While
the sexual assault alleged by Goins occurred less than 12 years ago, the statute of limitations is six
years for most sex crimes in California.[85][86]
The maximum penalty for a conviction on aggravated indecent assault in Pennsylvania is 10 years in
prison and a fine of $25,000.[87] Cosby's attorney issued the following statement after the
arraignment: "The charge ... came as no surprise, filed 12 years after the alleged incident and
coming on the heels of a hotly contested election for this county's DA during which this case was
made the focal point. ... We intend to mount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge and
we expect that Mr. Cosby will be exonerated by a court of law."[75]

Cosby's acquisition, illegal distribution, and mention of drugs [edit]

As the allegations against Cosby unfolded, a theme developed involving the use of drugs. Accusers
complained of blacking out after having a drink or taking a pill offered by Cosby. In November 2014,
Linda Joy Traitz detailed an alleged incident more than 40 years earlier where she claims Cosby had
a "briefcase filled with assorted drugs" in his car.[88] Cosby's attorney Marty Singer specifically
criticized that detail of her story as "utter nonsense," adding, "There was no briefcase of drugs and
this is an absurd fabrication."[89]
Comedy Club owner Joyce Emmons also claimed that in the 1970s Cosby would brag to her about
the "drawer full of drugs," including Quaaludes, that he kept in his Las Vegas suite, despite her
repeatedly telling him she was not interested. Emmons said Cosby would liberally give drugs to
other people but never took any himself. Emmons was among the first to specifically accuse Cosby
of using Quaaludes.[90] Emmons repeated her story in numerous subsequent interviews, including
the New York Magazine expos that featured 34 other Cosby accusers. When asked about
Emmon's accusations Cosby's lawyer Marty Singer responded directly: "The brand new claims about
decade-old events are becoming increasingly ridiculous." Singer noted that for decades these claims
went unreported and are "unsubstantiated, fantastical stories." [51][91]

2005 deposition and use of Quaaludes[edit]

In his 2005 deposition, Cosby admitted under oath to receiving Quaaludes from gynecologist Leroy
Amar, and illegally dispensing them to other people, including to one woman with whom he said he
wanted to have consensual sex.[11][62] Cosby admitted he received seven prescriptions of the drug, not
for medical reasons, but because "Quaaludes happen to be the drug that kids, young people were
using to party with and there were times when I wanted to have them just in case." Cosby described
his illegal dispensing of the drug casually, saying that he would offer them "the same as a person
would say, 'Have a drink.' "He testified that he never gave Quaaludes to a woman without her
consent. When asked for more specific details regarding the use of Quaaludes in his sex life, Cosby
said he could not remember since the events in question happened nearly 30 years earlier.[92][93]

Spanish fly[edit]
See also: It's True! It's True! Spanish Fly
In Cosby's 1969 biographical comedy album It's True! It's True!, he talks of his obsession with
"Spanish fly" and jokes about slipping the aphrodisiac into unsuspecting women's drinks. The joke
begins with a 13-year-old Cosby first hearing of the substance and ends with an adult Cosby
excitedly asking about getting Spanish fly while in Spain, only to be disappointed when a local cab
driver asks him for "American fly."[94][95][96]
In a December 1991 interview with Larry King, Cosby made jokes about drugging women with
Spanish fly by dropping it into their drinks so they would then want to have sex with him. [97] In his
1992 book Childhood, Cosby devotes an entire chapter to Spanish fly, recalling how enamored he
was with the concept as a pubescent boy. An entranced young Cosby asks what Spanish fly looks
like, how to give it to a girl ("In a sandwich of somethin'?"), and how much of it to use, to which one
of Cosby's childhood friends replies, "Soon as her clothes come off, that's enough." [55] Kirkus
Reviews summarized the book in the following manner: "From musical beds with Russell to a
pubescent hunt for fabled Spanish Fly, it's all contrived and easy enough reading for both those now
caught in the undertow of childhood and their seniors who somehow survived it long ago. With a
book that's transparent, easily digested, low calorie, and inoffensive, Cosby is still selling Jell-O." [98]

Drinking joke[edit]
On January 8, 2015, in a stand up routine by Cosby at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario, he
quipped, "You have to be careful about drinking around me," to a woman in the front row who
reportedly was exiting to get a beverage and offered to grab him one. MSNBC and National
Post journalists interpreted Cosby's joke as a reference to the drugging and sexual assault
allegations against him.[99][100]

Alleged hush money payments and cover-up[edit]

After the allegations resurfaced in 2014, Wendy Williams recalled that during her radio show in the
1990s, she made a reference to sexual assault allegations against Cosby that had been published in
the National Enquirer. Williams said Cosby called her boss in the middle of the radio broadcast
demanding that Williams be fired.[101]
It has been reported that one of the reasons why many of Cosby's accusers did not initially come
forward is because Cosby gave them money in exchange for their silence. [102] In November 2014,
former NBC facilities manager Frank Scotti told the New York Daily News that while working on The
Cosby Show, Cosby funneled regular payments to several women via money orders that Scotti was
told to purchase in his own name. Among the women identified in receipts that Scotti preserved for
more than 20 years were Shawn Thompson, Cosby's admitted mistress who later accused him of
fathering her child, and Angela Leslie, who claimed Cosby made unwanted sexual advances toward
her in the early 1990s. Scotti "suspected that [Cosby] was having sex with them." He also noted that
Cosby "was covering himself by having my name on [the money orders]. It was a coverup." [103] Scotti
also claimed that Cosby regularly took aspiring models and actresses into his dressing room and
instructed Scotti, "Stand outside the door and don't let anyone in." In a later interview
for NBC's Today Show, Scotti said he "felt like a pimp."[104] Cosby's lawyer Martin Singer denied
Scotti's accusations and said the walker-bound 90-year-old was merely seeking "his 15 minutes of
fame."[103]
In the 2005 deposition that was made public in July 2015, Cosby admitted to making regular
payments to Therese Serignese after having sex with her in the 1970s. [102] Serignese is one of
several women now suing Cosby for denying that he sexually assaulted her.

Also, in Cosby's 2005 court deposition, he recalled that the National Enquirer was about to run a
story about accuser Beth Ferrier's alleged assault, but Cosby was able to use his influence to get the
magazine to pull that story in exchange for an exclusive, more positive interview with him. [12]
The arrest warrant in the Andrea Constand case[105] discusses the information that she had provided
to authorities including an alleged offer by Cosby to pay the cost of Constand's grad school tuition
and a trip for her and her mother to Florida. Constand did not accept either and started a civil suit
against Cosby which he subsequently paid to settle.

Reactions[edit]
Recalling encounters with Cosby[edit]

Demonstrators in Kitchener, Ontario

Columnist Norm Clarke recalled an encounter with Cosby in the 1990s in Denver, where the
comedian embraced a crowd of adoring fans but treated Clarke with contempt. Clarke wrote: "Last
week, as allegations of sexual assault mounted against Cosby, I found myself wondering why a man
so beloved, here and around the globe, who had won over everyone from school kids to media, kept
a Denver newspaperman at bay.... So what if he didnt want to talk to another journalist? But now I
tend to think something else may have been involved. Self-preservation." [106]
Clarke related the experience of Donna Tagliaferri, who described "a terrifying incident after meeting
Cosby in the mid-1970s through tennis" when she was in her early 20s. After playing tennis with
Cosby a number of times, he invited her on a dinner date and then invited her up to his hotel room.
Fortunately she had a girlfriend accompany them. After showing them around the penthouse, "things
changed dramatically and quickly. He made it clear to me in a very aggressive way what his
intentions were. He chillingly said to me, 'I will have you.' Those words are imprinted on my brain
along with the evil I felt. My first thought was, 'No you will not.' Then shock took over, and when
words wouldn't come a paralyzing feeling did." At this point her girlfriend started talking and got them
out of the situation: "I have no way of knowing what would have happened if Wendy had not been
there. What I do know is his words were an assault to me never to be forgotten. And the betrayal of a
friendship was staggering."[107]
Dana Kennedy, a journalist and correspondent, profiled Cosby for the Associated Press in 1992,
noting that even though Cosby was at the height of his success and did not have any measurably
negative publicity, he went on at length about "why he mistrusts the press," saying he likes to
"control" his interviews. The APpiece reflected more on how uncomfortable the interview was than
the substance of the interview itself. In 2014, Kennedy recalled that after the critical AP piece ran,
Cosby sent her a cryptic package with a withered piece of fruit wrapped up in a paper towel. She
noted that despite her interviews with some of the most notorious celebrities, it was Cosbyduring
the time of his highest popularitywho stood out as having a "scary" persona, recalling the
mysterious package as something that "has always given" her "the creeps." It was her remembrance
of "how intimidating and menacing" Cosby was during that experience which led her to believe the
stories of the women who were accusing Cosby.[108]

Defenses of Cosby[edit]

In 2014, Camille Cosby, who married Cosby in 1964 when she was 19, released a statement
supporting her husband, describing him as a victim of unvetted accusations: "The man I met, and fell
in love with, and whom I continue to love, is the man you all knew through his work. He is a kind man
... and a wonderful husband, father and friend."[109]
In a January 2015 Time magazine article about why black women should stop defending Cosby,
actress Phylicia Rashad is quoted defending him: "What youre seeing is the destruction of a legacy.
And I think its orchestrated. I dont know why or whos doing it, but its the legacy. And its a legacy
that is so important to the culture."[110]
In a July 2015 USA Today article about how the actors of The Cosby Show responded to the
allegations, Keshia Knight Pulliam of the cast stated "All I can speak to is the man I know and I love
the fact that he has been such an example [and] you can't take away from the great that he has
done, the millions and millions of dollars he has given back to colleges and education, and just what
he did with the Cosby Show and how groundbreaking that was. The Cosbys, we were the first family
that no matter what race, religion, you saw yourself in," Further addressing the charges against
Cosby. "At the end of the day they are allegations. ... I don't have that story to tell." [111]
In September 2015, comedian Damon Wayans attacked the accusers, calling them "un-rape-able",
and defended Cosby by stating, "It's a money hustle." [112]
In December 2015, actor and comedian Eddie Griffin suggested that Cosby was the victim of a
conspiracy to destroy his image and that several other prominent African-American men had been
victims of similar conspiracies.[113]
Defenders change minds[edit]
Two notable people who had previously defended Cosby, and believed in his innocence, changed
their minds. American actress and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg and Joseph C. Phillips (a Cosby
Show regular for three years) each made public statements on July 15, 2015. Goldberg said, "If this
is to be tried in the court of public opinion, I got to say all of the information that's out there kind of
points to guilt." In an interview Goldberg had a message for Cosby: "It looks bad, Bill. Either speak
up or shut up."[114] Goldberg had received threats for staunchly standing by Cosby.[114] Goldberg, in the
form of a question, referred to Cosby as a "serial rapist" and questioned why he was still on the
streets.[57] Phillips was more direct in a separate comment from Goldberg, saying "Of course Bill
Cosby is guilty!"[115]

Obama reaction[edit]
Also on July 15, 2015, President Barack Obama was asked at a news conference if Bill
Cosbys Medal of Freedom award (which Cosby received from PresidentGeorge W. Bush in 2002)
would be revoked. President Obama responded by stating:
"There's no precedent for revoking a medal. We don't have that
mechanism. And, as you know, I tend to make it a policy not to
comment on the specifics of cases where there might still be, if
not criminal, then civil, issues involved. [long pause] I'll say this,
if you give a woman, or a man for that matter, without his or her
knowledge, a drug, and then have sex with that person without
consent, that's rape. And I think this country, any civilized
country, should have no tolerance for rape."[116]

Cosby's response[edit]
After Tamara Green, one of the witnesses in Constand's case, retold her story to Newsweek in February 2014, Cosby's publicist
David Brokaw issued a statement at the time calling Green's story a

"10-year discredited accusation that proved to be nothing at the

time, and is still nothing."[117] When the sexual assault claims against
Cosby exploded at the end of 2014, denials by Brokaw and other
Cosby representatives became even more vehement, with lawyer
Martin Singer calling all of the allegations "unsubstantiated,
fantastical stories ... [that] have escalated past the point of
absurdity."[118]
When Dickinson came forward in November 2014 to accuse Cosby
of raping her in 1982, Martin Singer issued a denial on behalf of
Cosby, saying explicitly, "Janice Dickinsons story accusing Bill
Cosby of rape is a lie."[119]
Around the time of these interviews, Cosby's lawyers began
sending sharply-worded letters to publications that wrote about the
sexual assault allegations, threatening them with legal action and
using phrases like "proceed at your own peril" if they published
certain stories.[120] News outlets published the threatening letters
from Cosby's attorneys.
In November 2014, one of Bill Cosby's lawyers, John Schmitt,
released a statement reading, "Over the last several weeks,
decade-old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have
resurfaced. The fact they are being repeated does not make them
true. Mr. Cosby does not intend to dignify these allegations with any
comment." This statement was also posted to the front page of
Cosby's official website.[121]

Interviews[edit]
Cosby was asked directly about Buress's comments and the
resulting fallout in two November 2014 interviews, which were
originally intended to be about a new art exhibit at the Smithsonian
that featured his private collection of African American art. In
an NPR interview on November 15, 2014, reporter Scott
Simon said: "This question gives me no pleasure, Mr. Cosby, but
there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent
days." Cosby became silent, leading to an awkward radio exchange
in which Simon verbally described Cosby's actions to listeners:
"you're shaking your head no." Simon continued asking Cosby to
comment on the allegations before finally wrapping up the interview
with no further communication from Cosby.[122] In a November 6,
2014, interview with Associated Press reporter Brett Zongker,
Cosby appeared visibly rattled by unexpected Buress questions and
told Zongker, "No, no, we don't answer that." In the proceeding
minutes, Cosby repeatedly attempted to get Zongker to confirm that
the AP would edit out the Buress questions, implying that Zongker's
"integrity" and ability to be a "serious reporter" would be
compromised if that portion of the interview was not "scuttled."
When Zongker failed to guarantee this request, Cosby turned to his
off-camera publicist David Brokaw and told him to get on the phone
with Zongker's editors "immediately." When the interview was first
released on November 10, the Buress questions had indeed been
omitted. However, after the allegations continued to gain new
traction, including a new accusation from Janice Dickinson,

the APdecided to release footage of the full exchange on November

19.[123]
In a November 21, 2014, Florida Today interview, Cosby stated: "I
know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn't
have to answer to innuendos. People should fact check. People
shouldn't have to go through that and shouldn't answer to
innuendos."[124]

Fallout[edit]

The Camille O. and William H. Cosby Mass Communication

Telecommunication Center at Central State University before (above)
and after (below) Cosby's 2005 court deposition was made public. [125]

Numerous institutions, colleges, universities, businesses and

broadcast networks have severed ties with Cosby as a result of the
allegations.
Bill Cosby's massive amount of honorary degrees has been the
subject of controversy. It is estimated that the comedian received
more than 60 honorary degrees between 1985 and 2014,[126] many
of which were conferred after Cosby admitted to funneling money to
mistress Shawn Upshaw in the 1990s, was accused of sexually
assaulting Lachele Covington in 2000, and faced a sexual abuse
lawsuit in 2005 by Andrea Constand with 13 other alleged victims
prepared to come forward. Nevertheless, Cosby continued to collect
honorary degrees, up until Boston University granted the honor to
him in May 2014.[127] And the University of Arizona was still in
discussions as late as November 2014 to award a degree to Cosby
in 2015.[128]
However, as the Cosby controversy continued to unfold, there was
an increasing movement to draw attention to sexual violence on
college campuses, with growing criticism that the bureaucracy of

higher education led to a culture where sexual crimes were not

taken seriously. New York Magazine referred to the movement in
2014 as a "revolution against campus sexual assault."[129] It became
so prevalent that Vice President Joe Biden released an op-ed in
2015 to combat the issue.[130] It was under this backdrop that
numerous colleges and universities began to sever their ties with
Cosby, with an unprecedented number of them rescinding his
honorary degrees.
When announcing their condemnation of Cosby, many universities
used the opportunity to voice strong no-tolerance policies of sexual
violence of any kind. Brown University said Cosby's alleged actions
were "particularly troubling as our university community continues to
confront the very real challenges of sexual violence on our campus
and in society at large."[131] In Baylor University's statement
announcing Cosby's rescinded degree, it added, "Through the
efforts of our Title IX Office, we are encouraging victims to report
acts of interpersonal and sexual violence, and making sure those
suffering from the effects of such acts are provided the necessary
support and services to feel safe and be academically
successful."[132]
Despite 20 institutions rescinding Cosby's degrees, several others
refused to do so, often citing their policy never to rescind anyone's
degree for any reason. Most of these schools nevertheless included
statements abhorring Cosby's conduct.[133][134]
University of Pennsylvania received some of the greatest backlash
when it announced it would not rescind Cosby's honorary degree
because of university policy. It had no comment when confronted
about the fact that Penn had actually previously rescinded two other
honorary degrees.[135] Philadelphia magazine published an op-ed
titled "Penn, Are You Serious About Not Revoking Bill Cosbys
Honorary Degree?" summarizing, "On a campus where 27 percent
of women report being sexually assaulted, the hesitation is
unacceptable."[136]

Institutions sever ties[edit]

In November 2014, colleges and universities with ties to Cosby
began removing their affiliations with him. The University of
Massachusetts Amherst, one of Cosby'salmae matres, asked Cosby
to step down as an honorary co-chairman of the university's
fundraising campaign. The Berklee College of Music, which had
previously awarded Cosby with an honorary degree, got rid of a
scholarship that it offered in Cosby's name. High Point University in
North Carolina also pulled Cosby from its advisory board,
and Freed-Hardeman University rescinded its invitation for Cosby to
appear at an annual dinner in December.[137]
On December 4, 2014, the United States Navy took the rare step of
revoking Cosby's honorary title of Chief Petty Officer, which he had
received in 2011. The Navy released a statement saying the
"allegations against Mr. Cosby are very serious and are in conflict
with the Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment." [138]
[139][140]

In December 2014 amid pressure to cut long-term ties with Temple

University, Cosby resigned from the board of trustees.[141]
On December 14, 2014, Spelman College indefinitely suspended its
"Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Endowed Professorship," named after
Bill Cosby's wife.[142] The college said it would restore the endowed
professorship when its "original goals can again be met," but after
Cosby's 2005 deposition became public in July 2015, Spelman
discontinued the professorship entirely.[143]
By the end of 2014, talent agency CAA dropped Cosby as a client,
leaving him without a Hollywood agent.[144]
On July 7, 2015, Walt Disney World removed a statue of Bill Cosby
that had been featured as part of the Hollywood Studios park's
"Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza."[145]
In mid July 2015, after enormous public pressure to remove art
work owned by Cosby, the Smithsonian's National Museum of
African Art decided to post a disclaimer reminding visitors that an
exhibition featuring Bill Cosby's art collection is about the artists, not
a tribute to the embattled comedian.[146] The critically-panned show,
which had been planned since 2012 and partly underwritten by
$716,000 in tax-deductible donations to the museum by Bill and
Camille Cosby (who sits on the NMAA's board), is titled
"Conversations" and includes 62 works lent by the couple. It is
expected to run until January 24, 2016.[147]
On July 20, 2015, it was announced that Cosby would no longer
appear in the upcoming documentary Painted Down, about the
history of African American stuntmen in film and television. Cosby is
credited with helping to create the Black Stuntmen's Association in
1967. Producer Nonie Robinson claimed, "We were the last project
standing behind him" but said that pulling him from the documentary
was "the right thing to do in light of the recent court deposition being
made public." At the same time, The Black Stuntmen's Association
removed a tribute to Cosby on its website.[148]
On July 23, 2015, Simon & Schuster confirmed to the Associated
Press that it would not be releasing a paperback version of the
Cosby-approved 2014 biographyCosby: His Life and Times, which
gained criticism for not addressing the then-few public sexual
assault allegations against Cosby.[149] The publisher also pulled
celebrity endorsements for the book after David Letterman and
Jerry Seinfeld reportedly asked to distance themselves from the
biography.[150]
On July 23, 2015, according to the Philadelphia City Paper, a
"Fathers Day" mural depicting Cosby, Nelson Mandela,
and Desmond Tutu, was scheduled for removal. It was painted over
after being defaced with graffiti reading "rapist" and "dude with
ludes," referencing the recently unsealed 2005 deposition in which
the comedian admitted to obtaining Quaaludes to give to women
with the intention of having sex with them. The Mural Arts
Program was already intending to remove the mural, but rapidly
accelerated the removal due to pressure.[151]

On August 17, 2015, New York University's free 12-week film

program for high school students cut all ties with Cosby. NYU had
previously named the program William H. Cosby Future
Filmmakers Workshop. NYU has since removed Cosbys name
from the Future Filmmakers program, and deleted the webpage
containing program information. The workshops will be continuing,
but Cosbys name has been removed ... in light of recent events
NYU spokesperson Matt Nagel told NYU Local in an August 28
email.[152]
On September 2, 2015, a portrait of Bill Cosby made from seeds
sparked outrage from attendees at the Minnesota State Fair held at
the Agriculture Horticulture Building in Minnesota. Artist Nick Rindo
made the crop portrait of Bill Cosby from a type of canola seeds
called rapeseed. He accompanied the Cosby portrait with a small
card, explaining that it was made from rapeseed, but one of the staff
taped over the word rapeseed. Due to the outrage, it was taken
down after a day of display.[153]
On September 11, 2015, Central State University, a historically
black college which Cosby has donated over $2 million to, officially
permanently removed Cosby's name from the Camille O. & William
H. Cosby Communications Center and renamed it the CSU
Communications Center. The school had been temporarily covering
Cosby's name since July while it made a final decision.[154]
On October 7, 2015, Temple University announced that it would be
further distancing itself from Cosby by replacing the vacated seat
that he resigned from in December 2014, with Temple alumnus and
NBC correspondent Tamron Hall. The board was expected to vote
on this on October 13, 2015. Hall was expected to take her seat on
the board in December.[155]
On November 19, 2015, Central High School's alumni board voted
to remove Cosby from its Hall of Fame. Board president Jeffrey
Muldawer said the decision was made to "eliminate an issue" that
was distracting from its mission. He says some board members
didn't feel comfortable holding Cosby up as a role model for
children. Muldawer says Cosby's removal doesn't reflect an opinion
about the allegations. Cosby attended Central only for part of his
freshman year. He was inducted in 1998.[156]

Honorary degrees rescinded[edit]

A total of 23 academic institutions have rescinded honorary degrees
they awarded to Cosby. Most of them cited Cosby's 2005 depostion.
[157][158][131][159]
Several of these institutions had never rescinded an
honorary degree before,[160][161][162] or only once before.[131]
Fordham University rescinded Cosby's honorary degree.
[160]
Fordham said, "The University has taken this extraordinary step
in light of Mr. Cosbys now-public court depositions that confirm
many of the allegations made against him by numerous women."
and that "Mr. Cosby was willing to drug and rape women for his
sexual gratification, and further damage those same womens
reputations and careers to obscure his guilt, hurt not only his

victims, but all women, and is beyond the pale."[157] The next day
Cosby's attorney John P. Schmitt sent a letter to Fordham University
calling its statement "so irresponsible as to shock the conscience",
and saying "The mischaracterization of Mr. Cosby's testimony is so
egregious that one can only conclude that it was written by one
either unfamiliar with the testimony or determined deliberately to
misrepresent Mr. Cosby's words." Schmitt criticized the university
for an apparent effort to lend "gratuituous support" to defamation
suits pending against Cosby, citing what he called the school's
unfounded claim that the entertainer has a "longtime strategy of
denigrating the reputations of women who accused him of such
actions."[163]
Also rescinding degrees were Marquette University,
[160]
the University of San Francisco,[164] Brown University,[131] * Wilkes
University[165] Baylor University,[132]Lehigh University,[166] Goucher
College,[167][168] Tufts University,[169] Franklin & Marshall College ,
[159]
Amherst College,[161] Springfield College,[170] Muhlenberg College,
[171]
Drexel University,[172] Bryant University,[173] The University of
Pittsburgh,[174] Drew University,[175] The California State University,
[156]
The City University of New York,[176] Swarthmore College,
[177]
Boston University,[178] Occidental College[179] and Oberlin College,
[180]

A number of universities and educational institutions emphasized

that they conferred honorary degrees on Cosby based on
information known at the time of the award, and while some said
they deplored recent revelations about Cosby's conduct, they
lacked a policy or mechanism for revoking the honor. Other colleges
refused comment, or stated that decisions were still pending. As of
November 2015, Cosby maintained valid honorary degrees
from Berklee College of Music,Boston College, Carnegie Mellon
University, Colby College, Colgate University, Cooper
Union, Delaware State University, Fashion Institute of
Technology, George Washington University, Hampton
University, Haverford College, Howard University, Johns Hopkins
University, New York University, North Carolina A&T State
University, Ohio State University, Old Dominion University, Paine
College, Pepperdine University, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Rust College, Sisseton Wahpeton College, Talladega
College, Temple University, The College of William &
Mary, University of Cincinnati, University of Connecticut, University
of Maryland,University of Notre Dame, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, University of South Carolina, University of Southern
California, University of Pennsylvania,Virginia Commonwealth
University, Wesleyan University, West Chester University, and Yale
University.[181]

Broadcast networks cancel shows[edit]

On November 17, 2014, Netflix postponed a Cosby stand-up
comedy special after accusations surfaced that Cosby had sexually
assaulted Janice Dickinson in 1982.[182]
Reruns of The Cosby Show and other shows associated with Cosby
have also been canceled. On November 19, 2014, TV

Land and NBC both ended their relationships with Cosby: TV Land
announced that it was pulling reruns from its schedule and also
removing clips of the show from its website,[183][184] while NBC
scrapped its plans to develop a brand new sitcom starring Cosby.
[138]
In December 2014, the Magic Johnson-owned Aspire removed
the two series, I Spy and The Bill Cosby Show from its lineup.[185] In
July 2015, broadcast network Bounce TV pulled reruns,
and BET's Centric (another Viacom unit) stopped airing reruns.
[186]
The show is still available on Hulu Plus.[187]

Civil lawsuits against Cosby[edit]

As of November 13, 2015, there are nine lawsuits currently active
against Bill Cosby. Judith Huth and Chloe Goins are both suing
Cosby for damages related to their alleged sexual assaults.
Although the statute of limitation has run out for most other
accusers to sue directly for their alleged assault, multiple accusers
have filed defamation lawsuits claiming that Cosby continued to call
them liars through 2014: Janice Dickinson, Renita Hill, Kristina
Ruehli and Katherine McKee have filed individual lawsuits. Tamara
Green, Therese Serignese, Linda Traitz, Barbara Bowman, Joan
Tarshis, Louisa Moritz and Angela Leslie are also involved in a
combined lawsuit against Cosby. Andrea Constand, the woman who
sued Cosby in 2005, filed a lawsuit in 2015 claiming Cosby violated
their confidentiality agreement and is seeking the full details of her
2005 suit to be released.[188][189] Twenty nine of the accusers are being
represented by attorney Gloria Allred.[190]One accuser, Janice
Dickinson, is represented by Allred's daughter, Lisa Bloom.[191]
On December 11, 2015 Allred stated in an interview with Victor
Fiorillo that more alleged victims would be coming forward. "More
women have contacted me who have not yet spoken out publicly,
some of whom may do so in the future and some of whom have
chosen not to do so. They wanted me to know the information that
they had so it would be of assistance to us and our victim. There
are definitely more women who wish to speak out in the future who
allege that they are victims of Mr. Cosby."[190]

Tamara Green, et al.[edit]

Green filed a lawsuit against Cosby and his representatives in
December 2014, claiming that the continued denials amounted to
publicly branding her as a liar, resulting in defamation of character.
[192]
Tamara Green's lawsuit was filed in Cosby's home state of
Massachusetts.
In January 2015, the lawsuit was amended to allow fellow accusers
Linda Joy Traitz and Therese Serignese to be added as co-plaintiffs.
Martin Singer had released a statement specifically targeting Traitz
after she posted allegations against Cosby on Facebook in
November, calling her story "ridiculous," "absurd," and "utter
nonsense."[89] No such denials were leveled explicitly at Serignese,
but she claims the sweeping denials against all of Cosby's accusers
included her and has damaged her reputation as well.[193]

On October 20, 2015, AIG filed legal papers in this case to try to put
a stay on the litigation, pending a court declaration of whether the
insurance company has a duty to help defend Bill Cosby as well as
pay for any actual damages won. AIG Property Casualty Company
claims that Cosbys policy doesnt cover the liability hes currently
facing in the lawsuit but theyve nonetheless been funding
Cosbys legal defense at a considerable cost."[194]
On November 13, 2015 it was reported that four more women -Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis, Louisa Moritz and Angela Leslie -have joined the lawsuit as additional plaintiffs. Bowman, Tarshis,
and Leslie are co-represented by Chicago attorney Michael
Bressler. Lawyers for Cosby declined to comment.[195]
On December 3, 2015 it was reported by the Associated Press that
the plaintiff's Attorney Joseph Cammarata has set depositions for
Camille Cosby on Jan 6, 2016 and Bill Cosby on Feb 22, 2016.
Both are to happen in Springfield, Massachusetts. Cammarata
announced the deposition dates during a hearing in federal court in
a separate lawsuit filed against Cosby by his insurer, AIG Property
Casualty Co. which is claiming it is not responsible for defending
Cosby or his wife[196]
On December 14, 2015 Bill Cosby filed a countersuit against all
seven plaintiffs, according to his lawyer Monique Pressley. In the
suit, Cosby claims the women have made "malicious, opportunistic
and false and defamatory accusations of sexual misconduct against
him." He also claims each defendant "knowingly published false
statements and accusations."[197]

Janice Dickinson[edit]
Janice Dickinson brought forth a similar defamation lawsuit against
Cosby in May 2015, filed in California. According to Dickinson's
attorney, Lisa Bloom, "Calling Dickinson a liar is a defamatory
statement under the law ... and that's the mistake Bill Cosby
made."[191] Later court filings included sworn statements from friends
and colleagues who confirm that Dickinson has provided a
consistent story for many years about her alleged abuse. Pablo
Fenjves, Dickinson's ghostwriter, as well as former ReganBooks
president Judith Regan, both assert that Dickinson came forward
with her allegations for her 2002 autobiography, but they were not
included in the book because ReganBooks' parent company
HarperCollins was afraid of being sued by Cosby.[198]
On November 2, 2015, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre
Katz Weintraub ruled Cosby and his former lawyer Martin Singer
must give a deposition despite their efforts to have the case thrown
out (Singer is not named as a defendant in the case). The ruling
states Dickinson's lawyers can only seek answers as to whether the
denials were made maliciously, and Cosby and Singer can assert
attorney-client privilege and refuse to answer some questions.
[199]
Singer is scheduled to be deposed November 19 in Los Angeles,
with Cosby's deposition occurring on November 23 in Boston. [200] On
November 12 a California appeals court temporarily halted an order
requiring them to testify. Both parties are required to provide

information by the end of this month to state their cases as to why

or why not the deposition should proceed. "We are confident that
once the Court of Appeals hears full argument on the issues it will
allow the deposition of Mr. Cosby and his attorney to go forward,"
Dickinson's attorney Lisa Bloom wrote in an email. An email sent to
Cosby's Attorney seeking comment was not answered.[201]Marty
Singer announced that he was planning a new legal move of his
own. Im looking forward to pursuing claims against Janice
Dickinson and Lisa Bloom after I prevail in this action, Singer told
Deadline tonight.[202]
On November 16, 2015, City News Service reported that Dickinson
amended her suit and named Cosby's former attorney Marty Singer
as a co-defendant. The amended suit states Singer prepared four
press releases denying that Cosby drugged and raped Dickinson
that were released three days after she made her allegations on
CNN. Singer called Dickinson's allegations "fabricated" and "an
outrageous defamatory lie" the suit states. The suit alleges that
Singer "acted with reckless disregard to the falsity of the
statements" and that there were "obvious reasons to doubt the
accuracy of his statements." Cosby and Singer also refused to
retract those statements despite requests from Dickinson's lawyers.
Singer and Cosby terminated their work relationship soon
afterwards, and the comedian is now represented by Christopher
Tayback of Quinn Emanuel.[203]

Judith Huth[edit]
In December 2014, Judy Huth filed a lawsuit alleging sexual assault
in 1974 at the Playboy Mansion when she was 15 years old.[204] It is
one of two active lawsuits against Cosby directly alleging sexual
assault. Even though the incident occurred more than 40 years ago,
California laws allow alleged child sexual abuse victims to bring
their cases forward as an adult.[205] Cosby is countersuing both Huth
and her Attorney Marc Strecker for legal fees.[206]
On August 4, 2015, a Los Angeles superior court judge ordered
Cosby to give a sworn deposition in the lawsuit.[207] The deposition
lasted 7.5 hours on October 9, 2015 in Boston, though no further
details have been made public. The deposition will be sealed until at
least December 22, 2015.[208] Allred has announced that she would
be seeking to depose Cosby again.[209]
Judith Huth is scheduled to give her deposition for Cosby's
attorney's on January 29, 2016.[190]

Chloe Goins[edit]
On October 6, 2015, Chloe Goins filed a lawsuit against Cosby.
[210]
Goins is suing Cosby for an unspecified amount claiming the
alleged attack left her suffering from emotional distress,
psychological and psychiatric trauma, mental anguish, humiliation,
confusion, embarrassment, loss of self-esteem, loss of dignity, and
also caused her to miss out on a proper and complete education.
However, Goinss lawyer, Spencer Kuvin, said his clients number

one priority was that the truth comes out and Cosby is criminally
prosecuted for his actions.[210]
Cosby's former attorney Martin Singer has stated he would provide
documentary evidence to the Los Angeles police that established
Cosby was in New York on August 9, 2008, the date of the incident
alleged by Goins.[211]

Renita Hill[edit]
On October 14, 2015, Cosby accuser Renita Hill, who claims that
the star gave her a bit part on television, funded her college
education and pledged to assist her career, all while sporadically
sexually abusing her from 1983 to 1987, filed a defamation suit
against Cosby, his former attorney Marty Singer & Cosby's wife and
manager Camille Cosby alleging that all three last year defamed
her, cast her in a false light and intentionally inflicted emotional
distress. She is seeking a jury trial. Attorneys George M. Kontos
and Katie A. Killion are representing Ms. Hill.[188] Cosby's attorneys
asked the court to dismiss the suit (now in federal court) in late
December 2015 alleging that Cosby's denials are opinions and
invoking the First Amendment.[212] Hill's attorneys have responded to
the court indicating that Cosby's denials are published facts and
hence are defamatory and not covered by First Amendment
protections.[213]

Kristina Ruehli[edit]
On November 9, 2015, Kristina Ruehli filed a defamation lawsuit
against Cosby for denying her claims of rape. Ruehli's allegations
against Cosby date back the furthest, with claims that Cosby
assaulted her in 1965. She claims Cosby's vehement denials
leveled against the numerous accusers in 2014 are grounds for
defamation. Ruehli's complaint states, in part, "It is one thing for an
accused sexual assailant to remain silent and allow the legal
process, or public opinion, to run its course, but it is quite another
for him to unleash his agents to deny that he attacked the plaintiff
and other women, to invite others to republish his statements, and
to brand them as unreliable liars."[189]

Katherine McKee[edit]
On December 22, 2015, Katherine McKee, a former girlfriend
of Sammy Davis, Jr., sued Bill Cosby for defamation over claims he
and his attorney lied about her being raped by him in a Michigan
hotel room in the early 1970s. Katherine McKee alleged in 2014 that
Cosby forced himself on her after inviting her to a party on a boat in
Detroit.[214]

Related litigation[edit]
Suit against Cosby attorney[edit]
On November 16, 2015, it was reported that accusers Tamara
Green and Barbara Bowman filed a joint lawsuit against John
Schmitt, one of Bill Cosby's lawyers. In November 2014, Schmitt

released a statement reading, "Over the last several weeks,

decade-old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have
resurfaced. The fact they are being repeated does not make them
true. Mr. Cosby does not intend to dignify these allegations with any
comment." This statement was also posted to the front page of
Cosby's official website. Green and Bowman contend that this
widely-circulated statement amounted to branding them as liars,
resulting in emotional distress and other damages.[121]

Insurance coverage dispute[edit]

AIG Property Casualty Company, Cosby's homeowner's insurance,
has tentatively agreed to pick up Cosby's legal costs for the Tamara
Green, et al. case in Massachusetts, as well as for Janice
Dickinson's case in California, over whether these women were
defamed when Cosby's representatives denied the occurrence of
sexual misconduct. But the insurer has also filed lawsuits related to
both cases, aiming for declaratory relief that it is not responsible.
Cosby's homeowners insurance does cover him for "personal
injury," which is defined in his policy as including "bodily injury";
"shock, emotional distress, mental injury"; "invasion of privacy"; and
"defamation, libel, or slander." However, the policy contains an
exclusion for "sexual, physical or mental abuse," setting the stage
for a potentially novel legal battle over whether a defamation claim
about the denial of sexual abuse is or isn't covered. [10]
In September 2015, Cosby filed a motion to either dismiss AIG's
lawsuit or put it on hold. Cosby's attorneys argued that AIG was
acting against Cosby's best interests, and that fighting both the
lawsuits from the accusers as well as from his insurance company
would drain his resources.[215]
On October 9, 2015, AIG filed a blistering response, calling Cosby's
motion "bizarre and possibly unique in the entire history of American
jurisprudence," criticizing Cosby's lawyers for referencing irrelevant
case law from other states, and saying that if the court sided with
Cosby, it "would amount to a wholesale abandonment of this Courts
jurisdiction, all for no apparent reason."[216]
On November 13, 2015, California Federal Judge Beverly O'Connell
granted Cosby's motion to dismiss in the Janice Dickinson case and
concluded that AIG had a duty to defend. In her opinion, O'Connell
looked at the "arising out of" exclusion noted above and declares
the meaning is ambiguous. "The Court finds that both Plaintiffs
broad interpretation and Defendants narrow interpretation of
'arising out of' are reasonable," she writes. "The sexual misconduct
exclusion could reasonably be read to require that Dickinsons
claims merely relate to sexual misconduct, or that Dickinsons
claims be proximately caused by the sexual misconduct." Since
ambiguous terms are interpreted in favor of finding coverage, Cosby
prevails. O'Connell also gave a second independent reason for
finding in Cosby's favor. She looked at the Dickerson complaint and
concluded that there are allegations independent of sexual
misconduct. "For example, allegations that Defendant 'intentionally
drugged' Dickinson 'even though he knew that she had been in a

rehab center for addiction a few months before' could reasonably be

interpreted as independent of sexual misconduct, and therefore,
within the Policies coverage," she writes. "Similarly, the Dickinson
Complaint alleges that Defendants statements contain numerous
implications about Dickinson, including the implication that
'Dickinson has copied the claims made publicly by other women
against Defendant' and 'the implication that Ms. Dickinsons rape
disclosure is and that therefore she is a liar.'" Since courts impose
coverage in a "mixed" action, Cosby prevails here as well. This
ruling does not apply to the Massachusetts' case, where AIG and
Cosby are still fighting to determine who is liable.[217]

Gloria Allred vs Cobb-Marietta Coliseum, et al.[edit]

On November 18, 2015, Gloria Allred announced she was suing
Cobb County, GA; Cobb-Marietta Coliseum; and Michael Taormina
for violating her first amendment rights when she was denied entry
to Bill Cosby's stand-up comedy performance on May 2, 2015 at
the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. Allred
participated in a protest outside of the venue, but had also
purchased a ticket to the show. Nevertheless, local police officers
told her she would be arrested for trespassing if she entered the
theater. Allred said Cosby's team coordinated with security and
police to deny entry to individuals they had placed on a list of
"agitators." Cobb-Marietta Coliseum is the name of the company
that organized the show, and Michael Taormina is its managing
director. The police officers are employed by Cobb County.
"Performers should not be able to commandeer a police force (as
Bill Cosby's representatives appeared to do) in order to exclude
individuals from the performance because they have a different
viewpoint than the performer has," Allred said. She is seeking a
court order to prohibit what she calls the venue's "censorship policy
on admissions."[218]

Bill Cosby vs Beverly Johnson[edit]

On December 21, 2015 Bill Cosby sued supermodel Beverly
Johnson for defamation, marking the first time Cosby has sued a
woman who has claimed he has sexually assaulted them without
being sued himself first. Cosby's lawsuit accuses Johnson of lying
about an incident in which she says Cosby drugged her with a
cappuccino in his New York home before letting her go after she
angrily rebuked his advances. The suit contends Johnson, 63, has
been using the storyfirst told in a Vanity Fair story and repeated in
numerous interviews and a memoirto try to rekindle her career.
Johnson's "false allegations against Mr. Cosby have been the
centerpiece of her attempted resurgence and she has played them
to the hilt, repeatedly and maliciously publishing the false
accusations in articles, interviews, and television appearances,"
Cosby's lawsuit states. It seeks unspecified damages and an
injunction preventing the model from repeating her claims and
requests they be removed from Johnson's memoir, which was
released in August."[219] A friend of Johnson said, She expected this

to happen. She didnt seem upset 'with the news', but I think shes
prepared to counter-sue.[220]

Legislative changes[edit]
In March 2015, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced a new
plan titled "It's Never Okay" which includes an unprecedented $41
million budget to combat sexual violence and harassment: "The new
plan was drafted in response to high-profile incidents that remain
under investigation, including sexual-assault allegations against
members of the University of Ottawa men's hockey team, Jian
Ghomeshi, and Bill Cosby."[221]
On May 26, 2015, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill
that extends the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of
rape from four years to twenty years. Lise Lotte Lublin, who
accused Bill Cosby of drugging her in 1989 in a Las Vegas, Nevada
hotel, testified in support of the new law and asked Nevada
Assembly Member Irene Bustamante Adams to introduce bill AB212
earlier this year.[222]
On September 15, 2015, Cosby accusers Beth Ferrier, Heidi
Thomas, and Helen Hayes met with State Representative Rhonda
Fields, 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler, and others
at the Capitol in Denver, Colorado. There they discussed
lengthening the current ten-year statute of limitations in Colorado for
sexual assault. Gloria Allred, who represents most of the more than
50 alleged Cosby victims, spoke to the gathering via Skype: "I have
been to New Jersey, and I'm not aware of any down side since they
eliminated the statute (of limitations) for rape and sex assault."
Brauchler said he doesn't want any victim denied a fair hearing
because of Colorado's statute, but "I don't have a magic number."
Any change would have to be done carefully, he said, because the
more time that passes between an alleged sex assault and
prosecution, the harder it is for the accused to defend themselves.
Fields noted that Colorado has no statutory limit on murder. "Why
have an arbitrary cap for sex assault?"[223]

Table of known accusers[edit]

Alleged
victim

Bowman,
Barbara[32]*

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Rape

Yes

1986

Location

New York;
Atlantic City,
New Jersey

First
reporte
d

2005

Details

One of the most

outspoken accusers.
Claims Cosby
mentored her until
she turned 18, then
offered her a drug-

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

laced glass of wine

and raped her in his
NYC home. Later
allegedly attempted
to assault her in
Atlantic City and
attempted to destroy
her career when she
fought back.

Johnson,
Beverly[224]

Moritz,
Louisa[225]

Ruehli,
Kristina[226]

Serignese,
Therese[227]*

Attempte
d assault

Yes

Rape

1980s

1971

New York

New York

2013

Claims Cosby
offered her a spiked
espresso but was
able to resist his
actions and leave his
house. Initially came
forward in 2013
while working on
her memoir, but
editors feared
prosecution from
Cosby.

2014

Claims Cosby
forced oral sex
backstage at The
Tonight Show

Claims Cosby
invited her to a
"party" at his house
where she was the
only guest. Cosby
then allegedly
drugged and raped
her.

Rape

Yes

1965

Los Angeles

2014

Rape

Yes

1976

Las Vegas,
Nevada

2005

Claims Cosby
randomly

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

approached her in
the Vegas hotel
where he was
performing, gave her
Quaaludes and then
raped her. Cosby
admitted under oath
he made repeated
payments to her
after the incident,
though he asserts it
was consensual.

Green,
Tamara[228]*

Sexual
assault

Ferrier, Beth[229]* Other

Yes

Yes

1970s

1980s

Los Angeles

Denver,
Colorado

2005

2005

Was feeling ill one

day while working
at Cosby's restaurant
Cafe Figaro. Cosby
allegedly offered her
a "decongestant"
then drove her to his
house, where he
attempted to rape
her. Green alleges
she was conscious
enough to fight
back. Was the only
witness in
Constand's case to
be publicly named at
the time.

Ferrier says she had

been in a consensual
relationship with
Cosby for several
months, but some
time after breaking
up, she says he
drugged her when
she visited him
before a
performance in

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

Denver. She claimed

she woke up in a car
in a parking lot with
her clothes
disheveled, after
Cosby offered her a
cup of coffee the
night before.

Tarshis, Joan[230]

Valentino,
Victoria[231]

Dickinson,
Janice[232]

Rape

Yes

1969

Los Angeles

1980s

Claims Cosby mixed

her a drink while
they were working
together, and awoke
to Cosby raping her.
Originally told her
story to a reporter in
the 1980s who
declined to publish
it.

Claims Cosby
offered her pills
before driving her to
his home. Conscious
but too drugged to
move, she alleges
Cosby turned her
over and raped her.
Valentino's friend
confirmed she
detailed the incident
to her immediately
after it happened.
She also mentioned
it in a videotaped
interview in 1996.

Rape

Yes

1970

Los Angeles

1996

Rape

Yes

1982

Lake Tahoe,
Nevada

2002

Claims Cosby had

been following her
career and invited
her to his hotel

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

immediately after
she got out of rehab
for drug addiction.
Alleges Cosby gave
her wine and a pill,
and awoke to him
raping her. Provided
her story in 2002 for
her autobiography
but her publisher cut
it in fear of being
sued. Also made
vague allegations in
a 2006 interview
with Howard Stern,
saying she could not
go into too much
detail because she
feared being targeted
by Cosby.[233]

Ferrigno,
Carla[234]

Attempte
d assault

Traitz, Linda
Joy[235]

Sexual
assault

Yes

1967

Los Angeles

2014

1969

Los Angeles

2014

Claims that while on

a date with a man
claiming to work in
the record industry,
she was taken to a
party at Cosby's
house, after which
her date and Cosby's
wife left, leaving the
two alone. Alleges
Cosby then
forcefully grabbed
and kissed her,
repeatedly
attempting to get her
to have a drink
before she insisted
on leaving.

Claims that Cosby

offered to give her a

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

ride home after her

shift at his
restaurant, Cafe
Fiagro. Alleges that
Cosby instead drove
her to a secluded
area and opened a
briefcase full of
pills, groped her, and
insisted on her
taking one of the
pills; she declined
and demanded to be
driven home.

Hill, Renita
Chaney[236]

Child
sexual
abuse

Leslie,
Angela[237]

Sexual
assault

Yes

1982

1992

Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania

Las Vegas,
Nevada

2014

2014

Claims that while

being involved with
Cosby's children's
showPicture Pages,
at the age of 15,
Cosby made her
consume drinks that
would make her
unconscious until
the next day; when
she complained
about the drinks,
Cosby said that was
the only way she
could continue
seeing him. Claims
she has one memory
of Cosby kissing her
before she passed
out. Cosby paid for
her college tuition.

Claims that during

an acting audition in
Cosby's Las Vegas
hotel room, Cosby
told her to sip from a

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

drink and act

intoxicated,
although she only
pretended to sip it.
He then allegedly
stripped and forced
Leslie's hand on his
penis but told her to
leave when she
resisted. Afterward,
she received regular
payments from
Cosby.

Covington,
Lachele[238]

Leary Steuer,
Patricia[51]*

Sexual
assault

Sexual
assault

2000

Yes

1978,
1980

New York

Shelburne
Falls,
Massachusett
s; Atlantic
City, New
Jersey

2000

Claims that after

working as an extra
on Cosby, she
visited Cosby's
townhouse for
career advice, where
he attempted to put
her hand on his
genitals. Covington
reported the
allegation to the
NYPD three days
later but no charges
were filed.

2015

Claims Cosby
invited her to a party
at his house, but she
was the only guest.
After having a drink,
claims she woke up
not remembering
what happened. In a
similar incident 2
years later, she woke
up fully naked.

Alleged
victim

Kirkpatrick,
Linda[51]

Brown, Linda[51]

Thompson,
Kaya[51]

Allege
d
offens
e

Sexual
assault

Sexual
assault

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Yes

Yes

Sexual
assault

Welles, Sunni[51] Sexual

assault

Yes

Year(s
)

1981

1969

Location

Las Vegas,
Nevada

Toronto,
Ontario

First
reporte
d

Details

2015

Claims that after

being invited
backstage to Cosby's
Las Vegas show, he
handed her a drink
causing her to
blackout with
intermittent
memories of Cosby
trying to mount her.

2015

Claims after having

dinner with Cosby,
he insisted on taking
her to his hotel,
where he offered her
a soda. Alleges she
then woke up naked
as Cosby began to
assault her "like a
real-life blow-up
doll."

Claims that on the

set of The Cosby
Show, Cosby forced
himself on her and
told her to use a
bottle of Lubriderm
to pleasure him. He
offered her $700 as
she left.

1980s

New York

2015

1960s

Los Angeles

2015

Claims that Cosby

offered her drinks at
a jazz club, then
remembers only
waking up naked the
next day. Unsure
what happened,
alleges she accepted

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

another invitation to
meet Cosby where
she again had a
drink and then woke
up naked.

"Kacey"[51]

Sexual
assault

Lasha,
Chelan[51]

Sexual
assault

Hayes, Helen[51]

Other

Yes

Yes

1996

1986

1973

Los Angeles

Las Vegas,
Nevada

Pebble
Beach,
California

2015

Claims after a longrunning professional

relationship with
Cosby, on one
occasion he insisted
she take a white pill
to help her relax.
Alleges she blacked
out and awoke next
to Cosby in bed.
Came forward in
2015 under
condition of
anonymity and an
assumed name.

2014

Claims Cosby
offered to help her
pursue a modeling
career; alleges
Cosby lured her to
his hotel room,
offered her an
"antihistamine" and
a shot of Amaretto,
which knocked her
unconscious as
Cosby began
humping her. Gave
her $1500 when she
woke up and left.

2014

Claims that after

attending the 1973
Celebrity Tennis

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

Tournament, Cosby
stalked her
throughout the
evening until
eventually
confronting her and
groping her breasts.
Not to be confused
with the
actress Helen Hayes

Thomas,
Heidi[51]

Rape

Masten, PJ[51]

Rape

Butterfield,
Sarita[51]

Other

Yes

Yes

1984

1979

1977

Reno,
Nevada

Chicago,
Illinois

Shelburne
Falls,
Massachusett

2015

Claims that during

an audition, Cosby
instructed her to sip
a drink and act
intoxicated. After
sipping the drink,
alleges she became
unconscious and
awoke to Cosby
performing oral sex.

2014

Claims Cosby
invited her to dinner
where he offered her
a cocktail, knocking
her unconscious and
waking up later in
Cosby's bed naked
and bruised. Alleges
she believes she was
raped. Claims after
she confronted
management at the
Playboy club, her
supervisor said,
"shut your mouth."

2014

Claims that Cosby

cornered her at a
party and groped her

Alleged
victim

Baker-Kinney,
Janice[51]

Allege
d
offens
e

Rape

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Yes

Year(s
)

1982

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

breasts but she was

able to fend off
further advances.

Las Vegas,
Nevada

2015

Claims that a friend

invited her to a party
at Cosby's residence,
where they were the
only guests. Alleges
that Cosby offered
her a drink, causing
her to blackout as
her friend was
leaving. Claims she
awoke naked in bed
next to Cosby, who
was also naked.

Claims that while

working at a Vegas
casino, Cosby
approached her to
help her break into
the entertainment
industry. Alleges he
invited her to his
hotel suite where he
offered her a drink,
causing her to feel
heavily drugged as
Cosby had forcible
oral sex.

Burns,
Autumn[51]

Rape

Yes

1970

Las Vegas,
Nevada

2015

Bernard, Lili[51]

Rape

Yes

1990s

New York

2015

Claims that after

forming a friendship
with Cosby as a
guest star on The
Cosby Show, he
offered her a
drugged drink and
raped her, then said

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

that she was dead to

him.

Mays,
Sammie[51]

Shapiro,
Margie[51]

Emmons,
Joyce[51]

Sexual
assault

Yes

1987

Las Vegas,
Nevada

2015

Claims that Cosby

invited her to his
suite while she was
attending a TV
industry conference
in Vegas; once
alone, she alleges
Cosby offered a
drink which caused
her to black out and
awake to find her
bra disheveled and
Cosby standing over
her.

2015

Claims Cosby
randomly invited her
to a party and later a
personal visit to the
Playboy Mansion,
after seeing her in a
doughnut shop. At
the Playboy
Mansion, alleges
Cosby played a
game where she
would have to
swallow a pill.
Claims she regained
consciousness while
Cosby was raping
her.

Rape

Yes

1975

Santa
Monica,
California

Other

Yes

19791980

Las Vegas,
2014
NY[clarification needed]

Claims that during

Cosby's appearance
at her comedy club,
he offered her a pill
to help with her

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

headache. Alleges
the next thing she
remembers was
waking up naked
with Cosby's friend
and when
confronted, Cosby
said he gave her a
Quaalude. Further
asserts that Cosby
had repeatedly
offered to show off
his large collection
of drugs to her, even
though he never
took any drugs
himself.

Neal, Rebecca
Lynn[51]

Allison,
Jewel[51]

Rape

Yes

1986

Las Vegas,
Nevada

2015

Rape

Yes

1990

New York

2015

Claims Cosby
repeatedly visited
the health club
where she worked
and invited her to
his show; upon
accepting, alleges
that Cosby gave her
a shot of Stoli,
which rendered her
disoriented but still
conscious while
Cosby raped her,
ignoring her
weakened pleas to
tell him to stop. Says
Cosby never visited
her health club
again.

Claims Cosby
invited her to his
NYC townhouse for
dinner, where he

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

offered her a glass of

wine. Alleges the
next thing she
remembers was
seeing semen on the
floor as Cosby
helped escort her
outside into a cab.
Gained distinction
for being one of the
few African
American women to
accuse Cosby.

Lublin, LiseLotte[51]

Rape

Yes

1989

Las Vegas,
Nevada

2015

Ladd, Cindra[51]

Rape

Yes

1969

New York

2015

Claims that during

an audition in
Cosby's hotel suite,
he offered her two
shots of liquor,
causing her to black
out and awaken to
Cosby straddling
her. Has helped
champion new
Nevada legislation
to extend statute of
limitation on rape
cases.

As a friend of
Cosby, claims that
she once complained
of a headache, to
which Cosby
responded by
offering a pill.
Alleges the next
thing she remembers
is waking up naked
with Cosby standing
nearby in a robe. As
a respected

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

philanthropist and
powerful media
executive, she
became a
noteworthy
counterbalance to
critics who claimed
Cosby accusers were
seeking money or
fame.

Gumpel,
Helen[51]

McKee,
Kathy[51]

Fox,
Charlotte[239]

Attempte
d assault

1987

New York

2015

Claims that after

being called back for
a potentially second
appearance on The
Cosby Show, Cosby
invited her into his
dressing room and
made repeated
advances on her,
attempting to get her
to have a drink. She
declined and did not
appear on any future
episodes.

Claims that after

knowing Cosby
personally for eight
years, he invited her
to his Detroit hotel
room where he spun
her around and
penetrated her.

Rape

1973

Detroit,
Michigan

2014

Rape

1970s

Los Angeles

2015

Claims that while

working on Uptown
Saturday Night, she
was invited to a
party at the Playboy
Mansion hosted by

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

Cosby. After
drinking at the club,
began to feel
"incapacitated" as
Cosby raped her.
Did not explicitly
accuse Cosby of
drugging her.

Tate,
Marcella[239]

Brown,
Shawn[239]

Jones, Lisa[239]

Rape

Yes

1975

Los Angeles

2015

Claims that Cosby

offered her a drink
during a party at the
Playboy Mansion,
after which she
blacked out and
woke up in a bed
next to Cosby, who
was naked.

Cosby admitted to
this extramarital
affair with Brown in
the 1990s. She
alleged in 2014 that
despite their
consensual sex, she
was not "freaky
enough" for him so
on one occasion he
insisted she drink
alcohol and smoke
marijuana, leading
her to black out
while he raped her.

Rape

Yes

1970s

San Antonio,
Texas

1990s

Attempte
d assault

Yes

1986

New York

2014

Met Cosby when she

was 17 and alleges
that after she turned
18, Cosby invited
her to New York to
audition for The

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

Cosby Showwhere
he offered her
alcohol and then
began trying to
spread her legs
apart. Claims she
was able to escape
to avoid further
assault.

Huth, Judith[239]

Child
sexual
abuse

Tirl, Eden[240]

Rape

Yes

1974

Los Angeles,
California

2014

1990

New York

2015

Claims that at the

age of 15, she
wandered onto a
movie set where
Cosby was working.
Alleges Cosby took
her to his house and
plied her with
drinks, then to the
Playboy Mansion
where he instructed
her to tell people she
was 19, then took
her to a room where
he masturbated
himself with her
hands. Because it is
an alleged child
sexual abuse case,
statute of limitations
began when Huth
realized the trauma
as an adult. An
LAPD investigation
resulted in no
criminal charges; a
civil case is
currently underway.

The former actress

who guest starred as
a police officer

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

on The Cosby
Show in 1990, said
she was pulled off
the set during a
taping of the show
and groped by
Cosby inside his
dressing room. Tirl
said she later told
two of the shows
staffers what
happened, but was
ignored.

"Elizabeth"[239]

Rape

T., Jena[239]

Sexual
assault

Yes

1976

Los Angeles

2015

1988

New York

2015

Claims she met

Cosby while
working as a flight
attendant and
accepted an offer for
dinner, where Cosby
gave her a glass of
sake, causing her to
fall into a "trancelike state" where
Cosby forced her to
perform a sex act
she described as "the
most horrifying
thing that could
happen to an
innocent young
woman." Came
forward in 2015
under condition of
anonymity and an
assumed name.

Claims Cosby
started paying an
unwanted amount of
attention to her
while working as a

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

model at age 17-18.

Alleges that after
she voiced her
concerns to Cosby,
he offered to buy her
a car and then
eventually forced
her into unspecified
sexual activity,
giving her $700 as
she left.

"Lisa"[239]

Sexual
assault

Hurd,
Michelle[239]

Attempte
d assault

Yes

1988

New York

2015

1995

New York

2014

Claims Cosby
invited her to his
home while she was
trying to further her
modeling career.
Alleges Cosby
offered her a shot of
alcohol, causing her
to feel dizzy and out
of control while
Cosby began petting
her as she blacked
out. Came forward
in 2015 under
condition of
anonymity and an
assumed name.

Claims Cosby
invited her to his
dressing room for
acting exercises
while working
on The Cosby
Mysteries. Alleges
that some exercises
involved
inappropriate
touching of her
body, leading to

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

Cosby to invite her

to his home and take
a shower. Hurd says
she refused and
claims Cosby told
her to never tell
anyone about their
acting exercises.

Constand,
Andrea[239]

Sexual
assault

Yes

2004

Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania

2005

Cosby invited
Constand to his
house to discuss
career goals after
meeting her at
Temple University.
He provided her
pills to relax her
anxiety, which he
claimed
were Benadryl.
Afterward, he
fondled her and
digitally penetrated
her, according to his
own sworn
testimony though he
claims it was
consensual.
Constand alleged
sexual abuse to the
local police, who
decided not to file
charges against
Cosby. Constand
then filed a civil
lawsuit where
thirteen other
women came
forward to allege
similar abuse. The
case was settled out
of court for an
undisclosed amount.
On December 30,

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

2015, shortly before

the expiry of the
statute of limitations
re: the alleged
January 2004
incident,[13] Cosby
was charged with
sexual assault based
on the 2005
allegations by
Constand, a reversal
of a 2005 decision
not to lay a charge.
[77]
Documents from
the case were sealed
until the summer of
2015, and the charge
was based on new
evidence according
to the current district
attorney for
Montgomery
County.[241]

Goins, Chloe[239]

Sexual
assault

Christie,
Lisa[242]

Attempte
d assault

Yes

2008

Los Angeles

2014

1989

Chicago,
Illinois

2015

Claims that Cosby

drugged and
assaulted her while
she was at the
Playboy Mansion.
The case is currently
with the Los
Angeles County
District Attorney's
office for potential
prosecution.

Claims that after

years of seeing
Cosby as a mentor,
he offered to
audition her for the
movie Ghost Dad in

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

his hotel room,

when Cosby
attempted to kiss her
"like a boyfriend"
and said he would
give her "the biggest
orgasm" of her life.
When she refused,
Cosby told her she'd
"never make it in
this business" unless
she slept with him.
Christie went on to
be Mrs. America
less than 10 years
later.

Abeyta,
Pamela[242]

Rape

Yes

1979

Van Ert,
Sharon[242]

Sexual
assault

Yes

1976

Las Vegas,
Nevada

Redondo
Beach,
California

2015

2015

Claims Cosby
offered to help her
with her ambitions
to become a Playboy
model; while having
dinner with Cosby,
alleges she drank
something that
caused her to pass
out, and when she
awoke there were
three naked men
near her, including
Cosby.

Claims Cosby gave

her something to
drink while she was
working at a jazz
club, then walked
her out to her car
when he said she
needed to "sober
up." She alleges
Cosby then began

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

caressing her before

she blacked out, and
when she woke up
realized her panties
were missing.

Doe,
Jane(Multiple)

Other

Yes

Varied

Varied

2005

Rape

Yes

1980

Las Vegas

2014

[51]*

"Sandy"[243]

Numerous witnesses
who agreed to testify
in Andrea
Constand's 2005
civil suit have not
yet come forward
publicly. Due to
active lawsuits
seeking to unseal
further details in that
case, some Jane
Doe witnesses have
been contacted in
attempts to allow
their identities to be
revealed.

TV host Charlotte
Laws claims her
close friend, whom
she referred to as
"Sandy" in a Salon
article, had a
consensual sexual
relationship with
Cosby, but was
alarmed one
morning when she
realized Cosby had
intentionally
drugged her the
night before and had
sex while she was
unconscious.
"Sandy" said she
could not understand

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

because she would

have had no issues
having consensual
sex with him. Laws
further stated that
when Constand's
allegations came
forward in 2005, he
joked about whether
or not he had ever
drugged her.

Myers,
Cynthia[244]

Other

Yes

< 1997

Los Angeles

< 2011

Kemp,
Charlotte[231][244]

Attempte
d assault

Yes

1980s

Los Angeles

2014

Prior to Myers's
death in 2011, she
provided interviews
for the
book Centerfolds wh
ich was released in
2015. In these
undated interviews,
Myers claimed she
personally witnessed
Cosby "use drugs to
have sex with
women" at the
Playboy Mansion
stating that his
actions repulsed her
so much, she was
unable to "shed a
tear" when Cosby's
son Ennis was
murdered in 1997.

Claims that she was

with Victoria
Valentino on the
night Cosby raped
her. Alleges she
received drinks from
Cosby along with
Valentino, but

Alleged
victim

Allege
d
offens
e

Alleged
drug
involveme
nt

Year(s
)

Location

First
reporte
d

Details

passed out in
Cosby's home and
later left with
Valentino before
Cosby assaulted her.

Dottye[245]

Barrett,
Donna[245]

Rape

Yes

1984

Sexual
assault

2004

New York

Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania

2015

Claims that Cosby

invited her to his
New York apartment
to audition for The
Cosby Show, where
he drugged and
raped her. Came
forward on
condition of only
being identified by
her first name.

2015

Claims that during a

photo shoot with her
track team at the
University of
Pennsylvania, Cosby
grabbed her and
forcefully pressed
his body against
hers.

Witness in 2005 Constand civil case

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Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations

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December 30, 2015 mug shot of Bill Cosby following an arraignment for felony sexual assault of Andrea
Constand

American entertainer Bill Cosby has been the subject of publicized sexual assault allegations. With
the earliest alleged incidents taking place in the mid-1960s, Cosby has been accused by more than
50 women of either rape, drug facilitated sexual assault,sexual battery, child sexual abuse,
and/or sexual misconduct. Earlier sexual assault allegations against Cosby became more public
after an October 2014 comedy routine by comedian Hannibal Buress alluding to Cosby's covert
sexual misbehavior went viral, and many additional claims were made after that date. The dates of
the alleged incidents span from 1965 to 2008 across 10 U.S. states and one Canadian province. [1][2][3]
Cosby has maintained his innocence and repeatedly denied the allegations. In November 2014, in
response to a question about the allegations, Cosby said: "I don't talk about it." [4] Cosby has declined
to publicly discuss the accusations in past interviews. [5]However, he told Florida Today, "people
shouldnt have to go through that and shouldnt answer to innuendos". [5] In May 2015 he said, "I have
been in this business 52 years and I've never seen anything like this. Reality is a situation and I can't
speak."[6]

In the wake of the allegations, numerous organizations have severed ties with the comedian, and
previously awarded honors and titles have been revoked. Reruns of The Cosby Show and other
shows featuring Cosby have also been pulled from syndication by many organizations. Twenty-three
colleges and universities have rescinded his honorary degrees.[7] In an attempt to explain the
backlash against Cosby, Adweek reporter Jason Lynch noted that the "media landscape has
changed considerablyand has now been joined by the far-less-forgiving social media arena." [8]
Most of the alleged acts fall outside the statutes of limitations for criminal legal proceedings, but one
criminal case and numerous civil lawsuits have been brought against Cosby. As of November 2015,
eight related civil lawsuits are active against Cosby, including two that also target Cosby's lawyer
and one that also implicates his wife and manager Camille Cosby.[9][10] Gloria Allred is representing 29
of the alleged victims. In July 2015, court records from Andrea Constand's 2005 civil lawsuit against
Cosby were unsealed and released to the public. In his testimony, Cosby admitted to casual sex,
involving use of Quaaludes, with a series of young women, and acknowledged that his dispensing
the prescription drug was illegal.[11][12]
On December 30, 2015, three Class 1 Felony charges of aggravated indecent assault were filed
against Cosby in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania[13] based on allegations by Andrea
Constand concerning a January 2004 incident.