Cosby Lawyers Say They Need To Question Accuser
Bill Cosby's lawyers say they need to cross-examine his accuser before trial because her police statement raises more questions than it answers.
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Bill Cosby's lawyers say they need to cross-examine his accuser before trial because her police statement raises more questions than it answers.
Bill Cosby was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a hearing that hinged on a decade-old police report in which a woman said the comedian gave her three blue pills that put her in a stupor, unable to stop his advances.
Bill Cosby's wife, an enigmatic figure who has publicly stood by her husband despite the dozens of sexual assault allegations against him, was deposed Monday in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by seven accusers.
The former district attorney who declined a decade ago to prosecute Bill Cosby testified Tuesday that he hoped the decision would free the comedian to testify in his accuser's lawsuit and help her win damages.
Prosecutors pursuing sex-assault charges against Bill Cosby say the entertainer is seeking "special treatment" by trying to have the case thrown out even before the first evidence hearing.
Bill Cosby's preliminary hearing in a Pennsylvania sexual assault case has been postponed until next month to give the defense more time to prepare.
Los Angeles County prosecutors have declined to charge Bill Cosby with sexually abusing two teenagers in 1965 and 2008, citing time limits and a lack of evidence.
ill Cosby has tweeted a brief message to fans following his arrest on a sexual assault charge.
Bill Cosby's lawyer charged on Thursday that the sexual assault case against the comedian was politically motivated, brought by a newly elected district attorney to make good on a campaign pledge.
Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago — the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America's Dad.
A CBS affiliate is reporting that Bill Cosby is under criminal investigation for an alleged 2004 sexual assault in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.
"The Cosby Show" alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner says the series' legacy is "tarnished" by the sexual assault allegations made against Bill Cosby.
Bill Cosby is expected to give sworn testimony in October in a lawsuit from a woman accusing the comedian of sexually abusing her when she was 15 years old.
As the Smithsonian Institution continues to stand behind an exhibition featuring Bill Cosby's art collection, the public has begun weighing in and appears to be sharply divided over the display, based on dozens of emails and comments left at the museum.
A coalition of black civil rights activists is calling on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to remove Bill Cosby's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Walt Disney World officials are removing a bronze statue of Bill Cosby from Hollywood Studios theme park.
A bronze statue of Bill Cosby which stands at Hollywood Studios theme park is coming down, Walt Disney World officials said.
A lawyer for Bill Cosby argued Friday that it would be "terribly embarrassing" for the comedian if documents from a 2005 sex-assault lawsuit were unsealed.
Bill Cosby is planning to perform in Colorado despite expected protests and a new allegation of sexual misconduct.
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Los Angeles prosecutors on Tuesday declined to file any charges against Bill Cosby after a woman recently claimed the comedian molested her around 1974.
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