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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts) Mon Dec 14, 2015, 09:10 PM Dec 2015

Bill Cosby Sues Seven Of His Accusers For Defamation

Source: Huffington Post

Bill Cosby is taking action against seven of the women who have accused him of sexual assault or misconduct.

On Monday, the 78-year-old actor filed a defamation suit again Tamara Green, Therese Serignese, Linda Traitz, Louisa Moritz, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis and Angela Leslie, according to his lawyer Monique Pressley.

In the suit, Cosby claims the women have made "malicious, opportunistic and false and defamatory accusations of sexual misconduct against him." He also claims each defendant "knowingly published false statements and accusations."

The suit was filed in response to the defamation suit brought against the actor by his accusers. Traitz, Serignese and Green first filed a suit against Cosby in December 2014, and were joined by Bowman, Tarshis, Moritz and Leslie this past November. Cosby's countersuit against the seven women comes after a federal judge in Massachusetts refused to throw out their suit against him.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-cosby-defamation-suit-accusers_566f06b3e4b0fccee16f4df8

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Bill Cosby Sues Seven Of His Accusers For Defamation (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2015 OP

oh god. he is more terrible than it would seem. roguevalley Dec 2015 #1

Seven out of three dozen ain't bad rocktivity Dec 2015 #2

So is he implicitly admitting that the other 48 accusers are telling the truth? Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #3

No he's countersuing the women who are suing him TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #6

A strategy to discourage the women and drag out the case while running up legal bills for the women brush Dec 2015 #8

how could he remember them all? olddad56 Dec 2015 #4

Just when you think he couldn't get any lower. Truly dispicable. marble falls Dec 2015 #5

It's always tough when your drugged rape victims remember enough to identify you Orrex Dec 2015 #7

Disgusting litigation tactic on his lawyer's part. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #9

Are they planning to argue that there's no way his accusers accounts can be credible since hughee99 Dec 2015 #10

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)

1. oh god. he is more terrible than it would seem.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 09:25 PM

Dec 2015

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

2. Seven out of three dozen ain't bad

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 09:28 PM

Dec 2015

rocktivity

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

3. So is he implicitly admitting that the other 48 accusers are telling the truth?

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 09:29 PM

Dec 2015

http://heavy.com/news/2015/10/bill-cosby-how-many-sexual-assault-accusers-victims-list-names-photos-lawsuit-allegations-pictures-interview-accusations-claims-ages-dates/

TexasBushwhacker

(20,201 posts)

6. No he's countersuing the women who are suing him

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 09:41 PM

Dec 2015

for defamation.

brush

(53,787 posts)

8. A strategy to discourage the women and drag out the case while running up legal bills for the women

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 12:45 PM

Dec 2015

The attorneys for the women maybe working pro bono now but how long will that last?

olddad56

(5,732 posts)

4. how could he remember them all?

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 09:33 PM

Dec 2015

marble falls

(57,102 posts)

5. Just when you think he couldn't get any lower. Truly dispicable.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 09:39 PM

Dec 2015

Orrex

(63,215 posts)

7. It's always tough when your drugged rape victims remember enough to identify you

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Mon Dec 14, 2015, 10:56 PM

Dec 2015

SunSeeker

(51,571 posts)

9. Disgusting litigation tactic on his lawyer's part.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 12:52 PM

Dec 2015

Since those 7 are the ones suing, it also serves as a warning to those others contemplating suing Cosby. It is a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) against those 7 victims for having the nerve to sue him.

hughee99

(16,113 posts)

10. Are they planning to argue that there's no way his accusers accounts can be credible since