Bill Cosby Hits Back, Sues 7 Of His Accusers For Defamation…

Bill Cosby has fired back against some of the dozens of women who’ve accused him of sexual assault.

He countersued seven out of the forty women who’d sued him for defamation, saying they actually defamed him.
By saying he sexually assaulted them, the women hurt his reputation so much that plans for a new family comedy on NBC were derailed, the counterclaim said.His lawyer Monique Pressley said in a statement..
The women made “malicious, opportunistic, and false and defamatory accusations of sexual misconduct against” Cosby, . They made the accusations to hurt Cosby’s reputation and to obtain financial gain.Cosby is seeking unspecified damages and public retractions from the seven women: Tamara Green, Therese Serignese, Linda Traitz, Louisa Moritz, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis and Angela Leslie.
Cosby also denied he had sexually assaulted any of the seven women. He has not been charged with any crime.

Bill Cosby ‘Offered Women Money’ For Sex

The newspaper says Mr Cosby made the deposition 10 years ago. A lawsuit was lodged by a former university worker in Philadelphia who claimed he drugged and molested her.

Mr Cosby, now 78, is facing a series of sexual assault accusations.

He has denied the claims.

Court papers unsealed earlier this month showed that he admitted giving drugs to women with the aim of having sex with them.

The New York Times says it has obtained the deposition on which those court papers were based, in which more details are given.

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