08 May 2015

The first hearing set in the defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby commences

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Bill Cosby (AP)

Massachusetts - A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a defamation lawsuit filed by three women who allege Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago.

The hearing, in US District Court in Worcester, represents the first in the suit, which applies solely to the defamation allegation and not for any of assault allegations. It was originally filed in December.

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