Bill Cosby
American entertainer
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| January 30 2024 | Chelan Lasha, a previously testifying accuser from Cosby's 2018 criminal trial, filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, alleging Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her at a Hilton Hotel when she was 17. |
| 2023 | A new victim comes forward, alleging to have been raped by Bill Cosby, bringing the total number of accusers to over sixty women. |
| November 2023 | Joan Tarshis filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby under the New York Survivors Act, alleging sexual assault from her earlier interactions with him. |
| August 2023 | Court documents reveal that Morganne Picard filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby, alleging he drugged and raped her in the late 1980s, detailing multiple occasions where he allegedly encouraged her to drink intoxicating beverages. |
| June 2023 | Nine women filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby in Nevada, alleging sexual misconduct. |
| June 1 2023 | Victoria Valentino filed a sex abuse lawsuit against Bill Cosby in the Los Angeles Superior Court under a new California law extending the statute of limitations for sexual assault cases. |
| 2022 | Found civilly liable for sexually assaulting Judy Huth when she was 16 |
| 2022 | The premiere of the 21st season of Law & Order featured a plot inspired by the Cosby cases, involving a murdered entertainer released from prison after his conviction was overturned. |
| 2022 | W. Kamau Bell released the Showtime documentary We Need to Talk About Cosby, which examines Cosby's life and career in the context of his sexual assault cases. |
| June 7 2022 | Huth testified to the jury, recalling events at the Playboy Mansion, with photos confirming the incident occurred in 1975. |
| May 23 2022 | Jury selection began for the Huth civil trial, with the trial expected to take two weeks. |
| March 7 2022 | The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review the Pennsylvania court's decision regarding Cosby's conviction. |
| 2021 | Following his release from prison, Cosby began attempting to make a post-prison comeback with plans for a comedy tour. |
| 2021 | The District Attorney filed papers with the Supreme Court of the United States concerning the overturn of Cosby's conviction. |
| October 14 2021 | Lili Bernard filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby in New Jersey under the state's 2-year look back period for sexual assault victims, seeking $225 million in damages ($25 million per sexual assault and $125 million in punitive damages). |
| September 2021 | Cosby put his plans for a comeback on hold due to ongoing legal problems. |
| June 30 2021 | The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Cosby's conviction, citing violations of his due process rights. |
| June 23 2020 | The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal regarding Cosby's sexual assault conviction. |
| December 10 2019 | The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the verdict of Cosby's conviction on the initial level of appeal. |
| July 2019 | Bill Cosby's insurance company, AIG, settled Dickinson's lawsuit for an undisclosed amount. |
| February 2019 | The Supreme Court declines to hear McKee's case, confirming the application of the New York Times Co. decision at all prior levels. |
| January 2019 | Constand and Cosby reached a confidential settlement in the federal lawsuit. |
| January 28 2019 | Cosby was moved from administrative segregation to the general population in prison. |
| 2018 | It was revealed that Cosby had settled with Constand for $3.4 million. |
| 2018 | The Christmas song 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' was pulled from several radio stations amid controversy, with Susan Loesser blaming Bill Cosby for the backlash against the lyric 'say, what's in this drink?' |
| September 25 2018 | Cosby was sentenced to three to ten years in state prison and a $25,000 fine following his conviction. |
| June 2018 | Cosby's request to dismiss Goins's lawsuit was denied, with the trial set to begin in June. |
| May 3 2018 | On May 3, 2018, Bill Cosby was expelled from the Actors Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences due to breaches of the academy's standards of conduct. |
| April 2018 | Bounce TV again pulled Cosby show reruns following Cosby's guilty verdict. |
| April 26 2018 | Cosby was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand after a jury trial. |
| March 2018 | The California Supreme Court declined to hear arguments to dismiss the case against Cosby and Singer. |
| February 2018 | University of Pennsylvania finally rescinded Cosby's honorary degree after significant public pressure and backlash. |
| February 23 2018 | Cosby's daughter, Ensa, died of renal disease while awaiting a kidney transplant. |
| January 2018 | The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit refuses to rehear McKee's case in a full court hearing. |
| December 18 2017 | A federal appeals court refuses to reverse the dismissal of McKee's lawsuit. |
| November 21 2017 | A California appeals court reversed previous decisions and reinstated Singer as a co-defendant in Dickinson's lawsuit. |
| October 8 2017 | McKee's appeal is dismissed by Judge Sandra Lynch, who notes that McKee took steps to influence public perception of Cosby as a sexual predator. |
| June 2017 | Cosby's first criminal trial ended in a mistrial. |
| June 27 2017 | Judge Karlan set a trial start date for July 30, 2018 in the Huth civil case. |
| February 16 2017 | Judge Mastroianni dismisses McKee's lawsuit, citing the New York Times Co. v. Sullivan standard for defamation of public figures. |
| 2016 | The comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising featured a joke referencing Cosby's sexual assault allegations. |
| December 2016 | The Cosby Show briefly returned to Bounce TV. |
| May 2016 | Goins refiled her lawsuit, adding Hugh Hefner as a co-defendant. |
| April 26 2016 | Judge Karlan refused to dismiss most of Huth's lawsuit, though dismissing one emotional distress claim. |
| April 15 2016 | At a pretrial hearing, a judge ruled that Constand is entitled to documents shared between Castor and Cosby's attorneys. |
| April 14 2016 | Cosby's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss Huth's lawsuit, claiming she changed her timeline of psychological injury. |
| March 30 2016 | Judge Craig D. Karlan granted a temporary delay of Cosby's second deposition and Huth's deposition. |
| February 2016 | Goins initially dismissed her lawsuit against Cosby without prejudice. |
| February 2016 | Judge Weintraub granted a motion to dismiss Singer as a defendant in Dickinson's lawsuit. |
| January 20 2016 | Hampton University removed Cosby from its board of trustees. |
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