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A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge had ruled that
Cosby, 78, and his former attorney, Martin Singer, would be
required to give sworn testimony this month in a lawsuit brought
by onetime model and reality TV personality Janice Dickinson.
Cosby's legal team has challenged the ruling, and the 2nd
District Court of Appeal has put off the deposition while
arguments continue, Dickinson's attorney Lisa Bloom said in a
statement.
"We are confident that once the court of appeals hears full
argument on the issues it will allow the deposition of Mr. Cosby
and his attorney to go forward," the statement said.
Dickinson, 60, is one of more than 50 women who have come
forward to accuse Cosby of sexually assaulting them after plying
them with drugs or alcohol.
The comedian, best known for his role in the 1980s "The Cosby
Show," has denied the allegations.
Cosby has never been criminally charged and many of the alleged
incidents date back decades, including Dickinson's, putting them
beyond the statute of limitations.
But Dickinson is seeking damages on grounds she was defamed by
Cosby and Singer when they publicly asserted her account of
being drugged and raped by Cosby in 1982 was a fabrication.
Dickinson did not report the incident to police.
The suit is one of several separate actions brought by women
contending defamation, saying the actor had wrongly claimed the
women he had sexually assaulted had lied about the incidents.
On Monday, a New Hampshire woman sued Cosby saying he falsely
accused her of lying last year when she publicly charged he
raped her in 1965.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Michael Perry)
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