Bill Cosby is facing more legal turmoil for alleged sexual assault, more than a year after he was freed from prison in 2021.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in New York state court, five women — including “Cosby Show” actors Lili Bernard and Eden Tirl — claimed they were “sexually abused or assaulted” by the former television star, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Bernard, Tirl and Cindra Ladd, who previously spoke out about Cosby’s alleged behavior, are suing the actor alongside additional plaintiffs Jewel Gittens and Jennifer Thompson under New York’s one-year window for adults to file sexual abuse complaints.
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The suit (via the Hill) also claims NBC and television companies Kaufman Astoria Studios and Carsey-Werner Television are “culpable and liable” for Cosby’s alleged sexual assault. “The Cosby Show” was filmed at Kaufman Astoria Studios, produced by Carsey-Werner; it aired on NBC from 1984 to 1992.
In a statement to The Times on Tuesday, Cosby’s representative, Andrew Wyatt, called the latest lawsuit “frivolous.”
Read more: Los Angeles Times
