Court asked to unseal more Cosby testimony
Bill Cosby’s first accuser asked a judge Wednesday to release the comedian’s full deposition in her sex-assault lawsuit, including questions he answered under oath about his use of Quaaludes and other drugs, his alleged use of hush money to silence women, his deal to have an accuser’s story spiked and his alleged affairs with other women.
Andrea Constand’s lawyer argued that Cosby, along with his lawyers and agents, broke the confidentiality agreement that sealed the 2006 court settlement with public comments made over the years and again this week. Yet she has been powerless to respond, her lawyer said.
Lawyers for Cosby, 77, did not immediately return calls for comment. Cosby hasn’t commented on the documents, which were secret for a decade until Monday.
The motion comes after U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno unsealed excerpts from Cosby’s deposition this week in response to an Associated Press request, concluding that the public had a right to see “the stark contrast” between Cosby the public moralist and the statements he made under oath about his lifestyle and conduct.
The excerpts show Cosby admitting that he obtained Quaaludes in the 1970s so he could give them to young women he pursued for extramarital sex. Asked if they knew what they were taking, his lawyers objected and he never answered.
Meanwhile, Walt Disney World officials have removed a bronze statue of Cosby from the Hollywood Studios theme park. A Disney spokeswoman confirmed it was removed Tuesday night after closing from Disney’s Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza.