Latest / Fresh Intelligence / EXCLUSIVE: Bill Cosby's Latest Cash Crisis - Massive Civil Judgment Rocks Crumbling Funnyman
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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: fallen fundingman Bill Cosby has been ordered to pay over $59 million in civil damages to former waitress Donna Matsinger, whom a Los Angeles jury concluded he assaulted in 1972.
- 0:29[SPEAKER_00]: Cosby, once worth $400 million, has seen his fortune dwindle to an estimated $128 million amid mounting legal bills and no incoming cash.
- 0:38[SPEAKER_00]: In a deposition, the 88-year-old, previously known as America's Dad on the Cosby Show, admitted a doctor friend provided quailudes he allegedly used to facilitate his assaults on women.
- 0:49[SPEAKER_00]: Motsinger claimed she met Cosby while working at a California restaurant and was drugged and assaulted after one of his performances.
- 0:55[SPEAKER_00]: It has been 54 years to get justice, Motsinger remarked, calling the damages the icing on the cake.
- 1:02[SPEAKER_00]: She filed her civil lawsuit in September 2023, following California's amendment of the statute of limitations for sexual assault cases.
- 1:09[SPEAKER_00]: At least 60 women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct, all of which she denies.
- 1:14[SPEAKER_00]: In 2018, he was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constant in 2004, but was released after serving three years due to a technicality.
- 1:23[SPEAKER_00]: Cosby's attorney, Jennifer Bongene, has strongly refuted Motsinger's claims, asserting that Cosby's wealth is overstated.
- 1:31[SPEAKER_00]: She argued, this is not about providing deterrence.
- 1:34[SPEAKER_00]: A blind 88-year-old man can't leave his house, following the verdict, which included $19.25 million in compensatory damages and $40 million in punitive damages, Bongene announced plans to appeal.
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