Bill Cosby Sued for Defamation in New Lawsuit
Bill Cosby is being sued for defamation by one woman who is alleging that he sexually assaulted her and then attempted to ruin her name.
Cosby, the 77-year-old comedian who became popular in the 1980s and 1990s family sitcom "The Cosby Show," has recently been the subject of media scrutiny due to the rising number of allegations brought against him. Lately, a number of women have come forth alleging that Cosby sexually assaulted them years ago.
Tamara Green, 66, is a retired California attorney who initially came forward in 2005 to allege that Cosby drugged and groped her around 1970. Now she is suing Cosby for defamation after Cosby's representatives denied Green's claims to news outlets in a way that holds her in "public contempt, ridicule, aversion or disgrace," according to People.
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Joseph Cammarata, Green's attorney, explained the defamation lawsuit to People.
"She says that because of their public branding of her as a liar, it's called into question her good name and reputation. At the core of whether or not she's a liar is if what she says happened, happened," he told People. "If it happened and Bill Cosby said she was a liar, then my client wins. If it's the other way around, Mr. Cosby wins."
Cammarata said other women that Cosby has publicly commented about are welcome to join the lawsuit. One of Cosby's accusers, Judy Huth, who is suing Cosby for sexual battery, met with Los Angeles police detectives for 90 minutes last week.
Now, it seems the LAPD is officially ready to look into the matter. After Huth filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles alleging that she was sexually assaulted by Cosby when she was 15, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said his detectives would investigate no matter the timeframe.
"We don't turn people away because things are out of statute. You come to us, especially with a sexual allegation, we will work with you," Beck said in a Los Angeles Times report. "We address these things seriously, and it's not just because it's Mr. Cosby."
Cosby has been receiving backlash since allegations have been brought forth against him. The U.S. Navy stripped the comedian of the honorary title he was given in 2011.
"The Navy is taking this action because allegations against Mr. Cosby are very serious and are in conflict with the Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment," a statement from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus read, according to Rumor Fix reports.
