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Tamara Green sued Cosby in December 2014, accusing him of
lying when he publicly denied having sexually assaulted her, and
six other women have since joined in the lawsuit. Cosby, 78,
filed a countersuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts last
month, accusing the women of defaming him.
Cosby built a long career on family-friendly comedy, but has
been knocked from his perch by more than 50 women who have come
forward to accuse him of sexually assaulting them, often after
plying them with drugs or alcohol, in a series of incidents
dating back decades.
The actor best known for his role playing Dr. Heathcliff
Huxtable in the 1980s' TV hit "The Cosby Show" has repeatedly
denied wrongdoing. Most of the alleged cases of assault are too
old to be cause for criminal prosecution.
But Pennsylvania prosecutors late last year filed charges
against Cosby related to an alleged 2004 sex assault, just days
before the statute of limitations was about to expire. He is
currently out on bail awaiting trial.
Cosby's wife of a half-century, Camille Cosby, who is also his
business manager, faced a day-long, closed-door deposition last
month at a Springfield, Massachusetts, hotel in connection with
the lawsuit.
Camille Cosby's attorneys have asked a judge to reject a request
by the women's attorneys to have her sit for a second
deposition, contending that it would create a "media circus"
that would threaten her safety.
(Reporting by Scott Malone; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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