Five women, including two former actresses on 'The Cosby Show,' have filed a lawsuit against comedian and actor Bill Cosby, alleging sexual assault, battery and false imprisonment that went back as far as 1969.
, brought by actresses Lili Bernard and Eden Tirl as well as Jewel Gittens, Jennifer Thompson and Cindra Ladd, alleges that each woman was "sexually assaulted and battered by defendant Bill Cosby in the same or similar manner when he used his power, fame, and prestige … in such a nefarious, horrific way."Cosby allegedly drugged and raped Bernard, who played Mrs.
In that same time period, he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted Gittens after inviting her to his home to discuss working on "The Cosby Show." The lawsuit also alleges that in 1969, Cosby drugged Ladd after she complained of a headache and raped her while she was blacked out.Cosby's publicist Andrew Wyatt called the lawsuit "frivolous" in a statement to Axios.
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