A California civil jury has found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, awarding her nearly $60 million in damages, including $40 million in punitive damages. The verdict comes nearly five years after Cosby’s criminal conviction was overturned in Pennsylvania. Motsinger, who came forward publicly in 2023, said the ruling affirms her experience and sends a message to other survivors seeking justice.
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Beloved ‘Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies tragically at 54
Fans across the globe took to social media to mourn the tragic death of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who reportedly drowned while vacationing with family in Costa Rica. Best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” Warner was widely celebrated for helping redefine the portrayal of Black middle-class life on television.
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Comedian Kevin Hart is joining a select group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor
By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Hart, who rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of the country’s most recognizable performers, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a gala performance March 24 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing […]
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Defense Raises Race Bias in Cosby Jury Selection Process
PITTSBURGH (AP) — With just one Black person seated among the first 11 jurors chosen for Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial, defense lawyers are crying foul and accusing prosecutors of trying to systematically keep blacks off the jury. The lawyers returned to court on Wednesday in Pittsburgh to pick a 12th juror and six alternates. […]
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Cosby Says He Doesn’t Expect to Testify at Sex Assault Trial
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby says he doesn’t expect to testify at his Pennsylvania sexual assault trial. The comedian spoke to Sirius radio host Michael Smerconish in an interview being broadcast Tuesday. Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse after a preliminary hearing, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Norristown, Pa.Cosby was ordered to stand trial […]
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Bill Cosby Finally Breaks His Silence
Bill Cosby is blind. It’s been more than two years since the embattled, television and film legend, who was once known as “America’s Dad,” has spoken out publicly. During a recent interview with the NNPA Newswire, Cosby revealed that he’s lost his sight. FILE – In this April 3, 2017, file photo, Bill Cosby departs […]
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Sequestered Jury from Outside Area to Decide Bill Cosby Case
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A sequestered jury from an outside county will decide the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, a suburban Philadelphia judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense request to move the trial because of worldwide media reports that the actor’s lawyers say brand him a “serial rapist.” Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial […]
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Prosecutors Want 13 Other Women to Testify against Cosby
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors hoping to paint actor Bill Cosby as a serial predator at his upcoming sexual assault trial sought Tuesday to put on testimony from 13 other women who say Cosby gave them quaaludes, other drugs or alcohol before molesting them. The criminal case against the 79-year-old entertainer involves a single 2004 encounter […]