Bill Cosby found liable in 1972 sexual assault, must pay nearly $60M in damages
A civil jury in California found 88-year-old Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, and awarded her nearly $60 million.
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A civil jury in California found 88-year-old Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, and awarded her nearly $60 million.
Actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role on "The Cosby Show," has died.
The 85-year-old Cosby has now been accused of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment by more than 60 women. He's denied all allegations involving sex crimes.
A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 is suing the entertainer in Los Angeles under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims.
Controversial comedian Bill Cosby is reportedly eyeing a return to touring in 2023.
Though the jury had indicated to have potentially reached a verdict in the Billy Cosby vs. Judy Huth sexual assault allegations case, deliberations had to start over Monday.
Jeff Nguyen reports from Santa Monica on the first day of a civil case brought against comedian Bill Cosby by Judy Huth.
Bill Cosby will again be facing sex abuse allegations Wednesday as attorneys give opening statements in a civil trial that's one of the last remaining legal claims against the comedian.
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a request from Pennsylvania prosecutors to review a state supreme court decision that overturned Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction, leaving the ruling from Pennsylvania's high court that freed him from prison intact.
Lili Bernard, an actress who appeared on the Bill Cosby show filed a civil lawsuit for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting her during a mentoring session decades ago.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Wednesday agreed Bill Cosby wasn't given a fair trial because of a deal that was made with a former prosecutor that promised the iconic comedian wouldn't face criminal charges and is now a free man.
The 73-year-old Rashad, who played Clair Huxtable on the long-running "The Cosby Show," has long stood by Cosby throughout the slew of sexual assault allegations against him.
Model Janice Dickinson has settled her defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby. In 2014, Dickinson publicly accused Cosby of drugging and raping her in 1982. She later filed suit, claiming Cosby and his agent called her a liar.
The prison's long-term goal is to place Cosby in the general population. Under prison policy, he'll be allowed phone calls and visits and will get a chance to exercise.
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill made the decision as he prepared to sentence Cosby for sexually assaulting Temple University women's basketball administrator Andrea Constand at his estate near Philadelphia in 2004.
In a statement Tuesday, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said it "does not remove stars from the Walk of Fame" because they are intended to be "permanent."
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has never removed a star from the Walk of Fame and turned down a 2015 request to remove Cosby's star.
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Only four members have been expelled in the Academy's 91-year history.
The judge ruled that Cosby will remain free pending sentencing.
There were fireworks in the courtroom on Tuesday as the prosecution and defense delivered closing arguments in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial.
Jurors on Tuesday got a sense of Bill Cosby's view of consent from graphic deposition testimony in which the comedian described reaching an area "somewhere between permission and rejection" during what he claims was a prior sexual encounter with his chief accuser.
The protester, Nicolle Rochelle, 39, of Little Falls, New Jersey, was charged with disorderly conduct and released. She had appeared on several episodes of "The Cosby Show" as a child
With opening statements set for Monday in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, prosecutors have lined up a parade of accusers to make the case that the man revered as "America's Dad" lived a double life as one of Hollywood's biggest predators.
On March 30, the judge implied he might not let the jury hear about Cosby's prior testimony.
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After polling around 3% last month, former state attorney general Xavier Becerra jumped to 10% after Eric Swalwell dropped out of the California governor's race.
The California Highway Patrol is in pursuit of a suspect wanted for speeding through Orange County.
Irvine police said the man allegedly replaced expensive Lego sets with pasta before returning them to the store.
After polling around 3% last month, former state attorney general Xavier Becerra jumped to 10% after Eric Swalwell dropped out of the California governor's race.
The California Highway Patrol is in pursuit of a suspect wanted for speeding through Orange County.
Irvine police said the man allegedly replaced expensive Lego sets with pasta before returning them to the store.
Singer and songwriter d4vd has been arrested on suspicion of murder for the death of a 14-year-old whose dismembered body was found last year in a Tesla belonging to the singer.
The California Highway Patrol closed the eastbound lanes of the 105 Freeway after a man was critically wounded in a shooting.
After polling around 3% last month, former state attorney general Xavier Becerra jumped to 10% after Eric Swalwell dropped out of the California governor's race.
Irvine police said the man allegedly replaced expensive Lego sets with pasta before returning them to the store.
Fillmore, a 3-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, is being praised as a hero after he alerted his family to a fire raging in their Orange County garage.
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Portuguese striker Joao Dias Fernandes Paulinho scored two goals in a six-minute span in the second half as Toluca FC cruised to a 3-0 victory on Wednesday over LA Galaxy to advance to the semifinals.
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Shohei Ohtani pitched six strong innings, striking out 10, as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Mets 8-2.
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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce hopes to boost LA's film industry after an uptick in moviegoers returning to theaters.
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