Bill Cosby's on the offensive again. Days after court transcripts were leaked that had Cosby detailing his manipulation of women, the comedian's lawyers have now fired back by slamming the media and seeking to clarify their client's deposition. In a motion filed Tuesday, Team Cosby asked a Philadelphia court to keep the rest of Cosby's 2006 settlement sealed and essentially said the embattled comic did admit to giving women drugs, but didn't admit to sexually assaulting anyone. "The media immediately pounced, inaccurately labeling the released testimony as defendant's 'confession' of 'drugging' women and assaulting them," Cosby lawyers Patrick O'Connor and George Gowen wrote in the filing, according to the AP. "Reading the media accounts, one would conclude that defendant has admitted to rape. And yet defendant admitted to nothing more than being one of the many people who introduced quaaludes into their consensual sex life in the 1970s."With the motion,...
- 7/22/2015
- by Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
Just because Bill Cosby admitted he gave Quaaludes to a woman he was in a consensual sexual relationship with in the 1970s does not mean he gave other women the drugs "without their knowledge or consent" or "engaged in any non-consensual sex," his attorneys say in a new court filing.
"Quaaludes were a highly popular recreational drug in the 1970s, labeled in slang as "disco biscuits" and known for their capacity to increase sexual arousal," wrote Patrick O'Connor, one of Cosby's attorneys, in the motion filed Tuesday.
"There are countless tales of celebrities, music stars, and wealthy socialites in...
"Quaaludes were a highly popular recreational drug in the 1970s, labeled in slang as "disco biscuits" and known for their capacity to increase sexual arousal," wrote Patrick O'Connor, one of Cosby's attorneys, in the motion filed Tuesday.
"There are countless tales of celebrities, music stars, and wealthy socialites in...
- 7/22/2015
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
Ten years ago, Bill Cosby said he gave Quaaludes to a young woman he then had sex with and "other people" as well, according to court documents unsealed Monday by a Pennsylvania judge.
"I meet Ms. [name redacted] in Las Vegas," Cosby said in the deposition. "She meets me back stage. I give her Quaaludes. We then have sex. "
The woman was 19 at the time and a masseuse at a health club in Las Vegas, according to the documents obtained by People.
Cosby said he had seven prescriptions for Quaaludes in the 1970s, according to portions of his deposition in the 2005 lawsuit...
"I meet Ms. [name redacted] in Las Vegas," Cosby said in the deposition. "She meets me back stage. I give her Quaaludes. We then have sex. "
The woman was 19 at the time and a masseuse at a health club in Las Vegas, according to the documents obtained by People.
Cosby said he had seven prescriptions for Quaaludes in the 1970s, according to portions of his deposition in the 2005 lawsuit...
- 7/7/2015
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
Bill Cosby announced Monday he has stepped down from the board of trustees at his beloved Temple University. "I have always been proud of my association with Temple University," Cosby said in a statement released through the Philadelphia school. "I have always wanted to do what would be in the best interests of the university and its students," he said. "As a result, I have tendered my resignation from the Temple University Board of Trustees." Cosby had been a board member for 32 years. Temple released its own response in the same statement. "The Board of Trustees accepts Dr. Cosby's...
- 12/1/2014
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Cosby announced Monday he has stepped down from the board of trustees at his beloved Temple University. "I have always been proud of my association with Temple University," Cosby said in a statement released through the Philadelphia school. "I have always wanted to do what would be in the best interests of the university and its students," he said. "As a result, I have tendered my resignation from the Temple University Board of Trustees." Cosby had been a board member for 32 years. Temple released its own response in the same statement. "The Board of Trustees accepts Dr. Cosby's...
- 12/1/2014
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
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