| BILL COSBY |
Controversy
hit Bill Cosby is reported to have filed counterclaims against some of his accusers
this Monday in respect of their defamation lawsuit. The accusers had filed
defamation suits when their suits for sexual abuse against him failed due to
the statutes of limitation, which meant they had run out of time within which
to institute their sexual abuse suits.
Following
Cosby’s failure to get a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss the suits
against him, he is turning the tables on the accusers. He is counter accusing 7
of them who he claims he did not sexually abuse of damaging his "honorable
legacy and reputation" by "relying solely on unsubstantiated
accusations" and "willfully, maliciously, and falsely accusing Mr.
Cosby of multi-decade-old purported sexual misconduct." Cosby claims the
lawsuit "is nothing more than an opportunistic attempt to extract
financial gain from him," in his counterclaims, which include defamation
and infliction of emotional distress. He, however, does not state any demand
for damages.
Cosby’s
counterclaim also seeks redress for results of the accusations contained in the
litigation in respect of the projects the comedian had with the NBC and Netflix
when the allegations were brought up in September 2014. He states in his
counterclaim that the acts of his accusers "induced both NBC and Netflix
to postpone or cancel their contracts with Mr. Cosby by engaging in a campaign
to assassinate Mr. Cosby’s reputation and character."
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