Cosby's Legal Battles Continue

0:00It's March 23rd. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now. AI-powered and trending. Bill Cosby rose to fame as America's dad on the Cosby show from 1984 to 1992, but his legacy crumbled under sexual. Assault allegations from nearly 60 women spanning decades. It started in 2005 when Andrea Constant accused him of drugging and assaulting her a year earlier, leading to a settled civil suit. More accusers came forward in 2014, detailing similar claims of being drugged and abused, mostly too old for criminal charges except. Constance Case. Prosecutors filed charges in 2015, resulting in a mischrile, then conviction on all counts in 2018 with a sentence of three to ten years. Cosby served time into the Pennsylvania Supreme Court freed him in 2021, ruling a prior deal with prosecutors violated his rights. By promising no charges and exchange for testimony, victims like Constant called the decision disappointing, fearing it might deter others from coming forward.

1:05Legal fights continued in civil courts. In 2022, a jury found him liable for abusing Judy Huff as a teen, awarding her $500,000. Earlier this year, in March, 2026, Donna Motsinger won $19,250,000 for an alleged 19, 72 assault. Cosby's lawyers plan appeals on these verdicts, keeping his name in the news as he stays largely out of the public eye at age 88.