Cosby Ordered to Pay $19M for 1972 Assault

0:00On March 23rd, a California jury has ruled that Bill Cosby must pay a former waitress $19,250,000 in damages. For drugging and sexually assaulting her back in 1972, the woman, now 84, claimed Cosby picked her up in a limousine for one of his comedy shows, offered her wine in a pill she thought was. Cosby, who was 88, has denied the claims along with accusations from dozens of other women in past civil and criminal cases, insisting everything was consensual. His career took off with the Cosby show in the 80s and 90s, but it all crumbled when multiple women shared similar stories from his far back. As the 60s, he served nearly three years in prison until his conviction got overturned on a technicality in 2021. Lawyers say Cosby plans to appeal this latest verdict, and the jury still has to decide on additional punitive damages, leaving the case far from over. As more details unfold, stay informed with global news today, AI-powered updates.