Bill Cosby, NBCUniversal Sued by Five Women Under New Sex-Assault Law in New York
NBC studios in Burbank, California.
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Bill Cosby was sued by five women for sexual offenses under a New York law that lifted the statute of limitations on such claims for the next year, creating fresh legal troubles for the embattled American actor.
The suit, filed Monday under the Adult Survivors Act, which took effect last month, also names NBCUniversal Media, which aired The Cosby Show and A Different World. The company is accused of negligence for allegedly turning a blind eye to Cosby’s conduct in the late 1980s and early 1990s.