Bill Cosby filed defamation charges against Beverly Johnson, the supermodel who claimed she was drugged and sexually assaulted by the comedian.
The Guardian reported that Cosby claims Johnson is only using the sexual assault claims to become relevant again and revive her dying career. The lawsuit seeks for undisclosed amount for damages and an injunction that will prevent the iconic model from claiming that the comedian drugged her in his New York home back in the 1980s.
In a report by TMZ, Cosby got specific with his lawsuit, saying that Johnson's allegation that he drugged her in her house while they dined alone is not true. He said the only time he dined with the model was when Cosby's wife was around. The comedian also sued the seven original accusers of the 50 women who are claiming they were sexually assaulted.
The lawsuit states that the "false allegations against Mr. Cosby have been the centerpiece of her attempted resurgence and she has played them to the hilt, repeatedly and maliciously publishing the false accusations in articles, interviews, and television appearances."
The International Business Times wrote that the countersuit, which was filed in California last week by the comedian's lawyer Monique Presley, says that the women who accused him of sexual assault has defamed him with allegations that he has constantly denied.
The 63-year-old Johnson first accounted the sexual assault in an article for Vanity Fair magazine. She has also expressed her anger on the comedian in other interviews that was released in her memoir in August.
Cosby, in his counter-suit, claims that the accusations of the women are malicious and false, and are opportunistic claims to have financial gains from him.
Meanwhile, the seven other women that were also charged with defamation by Cosby's attorney last week contended that the comedian defamed them by letting his representatives accuse them as liars.
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