Bill Cosby’s rightfully tattered reputation was completely shredded a few weeks ago when an incriminating 2005 deposition surfaced. Cosby admitted giving women drugs, but then he tried to say Quaaludes were a method of “seduction.” There is so much wrong with Cosby’s twisted belief that he has the right to rape any woman by simply slipping her a pill.
Cosby’s lawyers are fighting back. Their new filings already revealed Cosby’s belief that he had full “consent,” to have sex with these drugged-up women. Now Cosby’s trying to reclaim the hush money he paid to victim Andrea Constand. Can Cosby really be this stupid?
Bill Cosby has filed legal papers seeking a refund on the money he paid to one of his sexual assault accusers, alleging the woman broke their confidentiality agreement.
The philandering funnyman is asking a court for “sanctions” against Constand, saying the former basketball manager at Temple University violated the terms of her hush money.
In a new court filing that refers to Quaaludes as “disco biscuits,” Cosby claims Constand and her lawyers “are intent on reneging on what they promised (him) – confidentiality and finality.”
He says the push by Constand to have his full deposition released is a breach of their 2006 settlement. She wants to “have her cake and eat it too,” he claims.
He ominously suggests Constand might be required to “disgorge some or all of the money paid to her by defendant as part of the settlement.”
Cosby’s new filing accuses Constand’s camp of helping leak the full deposition to the New York Times in recent days because it failed to inform its private court reporting service of the confidentiality clause.
“That conscious neglect has led directly to a colossal breach of that confidentiality,” Cosby’s filing states. He points out that Constand isn’t trying to toss their full agreement, just the privacy pact. “Obviously, she wants to keep what she was paid,” his filing states.
[From New York Daily News]
This is amazing. Cosby admits to paying women off, and now he’s trying to take that money back. And it’s all so public! There would be no reason for Cosby to pay any of his victims unless he was trying to avoid criminal charges, which is exactly what he was trying to do. Now he’s dumb enough to ask a court for his money back. Not only is Cosby a predator, but he’s an entitled idiot.
One more thing. A few days ago, the California Supreme Court denied a request from Cosby to review a lawsuit against him. This means the plaintiff will be able to depose him, so maybe we’ll end up hearing him say even more disgusting stuff about his victims.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet
I’m just shaking my head … I don’t even know what to say at this point
I agree. The whole situation is getting weird and wow nobody can touch him legally. For decades he had reputation of being untouchable and still is. I wonder how many of his associates and friends knew his dirty deeds.
There’s a case that’s still pending that’s from only a few years ago, isn’t there?
And I have to wonder if there won’t be something, out of ALL the crimes he’s committed, that will hang him.
The only thing I have left to say is every time I see a picture of him wearing that “Hello Friend” sweatshirt I want to spit at my computer screen.
Same here.
Okay, are we sure the man is still of sound mind? He might be senile. I refuse to believe someone can reach this level of douchebaggery. I refuse to. This is all so horrible and grotesque, I can’t.
I doubt his attorneys all have dementia.
Sadly, he may have legal grounds to be refunded his hush money if she broke the agreement.
I work in a big law firm … I’ve seen some sh*t. I wouldn’t rule out anything. In my experience, crazy clients often pick equally crazy attorneys because otherwise working together will be a nightmare.
Points taken, thanks guys.
Is this the firm?
Batshit, Shark and Pit Bull.
Batshit, Shark and Pit Bull.
LMAO.
Thanks for making me laugh instead of dry heaving. Which is the reaction just looking at Cosby’s photos now give me.
@I Choose Me. I’m with you on the pics. I can’t look at his face. Maybe we could have these articles with a paperbag photoshopped over his head, like the black bar we used to get over Miley’s tongue.
littlemissnaughty
Ugh. What could make this seem like a good move? Admit to hush money and then want it back after they talk about how you assaulted them?
This is damn close to admition. It’s just not there. Common sense though? Who could defend him?
The victims should keep fighting all this crazy. I had six (6) lawyers against my abusive narcissist husband who is a multimillionaire with a team of equally cruel and driven attys. All six dropped me, but my 7th had faith, and I got smarter too! I just won back nearly all custody of my son; our son has scant time with that cruel man. (When it comes to fathers, the courts want them to “try” to get better) However, If I can win, Cosby’s victims can win too. I wish I could send them money for litigation! We may be in a new era where the vulnerable get more help from the courts. Have faith!!
Just read that the dude was getting Quaaludes from HIS gynecologist?!!!>@$<@#$! Dr. Leroy Amar.
LMAO. Total fraud!
For his “back pains”. Which is a gynecologist specialty… Cosby said he believed his doctor knew something about the intended use.
I DOUBT IT.
You’re such a dirty manhater. So only the womenz can see a gynecologist??? HATER!
Just read a thing about him on Gawker. He mutilated (and caused illness on) women during plastic surgery procedures, and sometimes just went ahead with surgery without anesthesia, only using a local, when no one was around to administer it. Supposedly Cosby assaulted an associate of his, even. The doctor lost his license and is now dead. I guess it takes multiple sociopaths to keep this kind of rape and/or disregard of women as human beings thing going.
everything about him oozes a sense of entitlement
His entitlement and aggression and bending of reality reminds me of Lance Armstrong.
Or Tom Cruise
So true about Lance and Tom
What a sad, pathetic excuse for a human being.
The parties have been prohibited from releasing the memorandum because of a confidentiality clause that was part of the settlement agreement, but the deposition itself was never sealed. This month, Ms. Constand’s lawyer asked the court to lift the confidentiality clause so her client would be free to release the nearly 1,000-page deposition transcript. The Times later learned that the transcript was already publicly available through a court reporting service.
This is one BAD PR move for Cosby; to seek the settlement back. He looks like the bully. Since the info was readily available, do the efforts of Constand’s lawyers matter legally, in rescinding the payment? Maybe she doesn’t care?
It is a really bizarre move. It’s as if he’s completely lacking the ability to understand what is appropriate. There are people who have done some messed up stuff, but they usually try to get back in good terms with the rest of the society. Cosby is behaving as if he truly believes that he’s above everyone else and doesn’t care what others think or want. Some next level arrogance. It’s actually pretty scary.
I think it’s more like Cosby truly believes he has done nothing wrong. He may actually believe he was seducing these women. The man needs to be locked up, too bad about statutes of limitation on rape cases.
Low functioning Narcissist?
He still thinks he’s a moral arbiter, and still f*cking on about cake. The level of delusion is stupefying.
@ORLY I agree with you that he probably truly believes that he has done nothing wrong. That said, he should know by now that the society does not agree with that point of view, yet he hasn’t said “I’m so sorry, I had no idea it was wrong. I would never want to hurt anyone.” He has his own twisted set of rules of conduct and he doesn’t seem to care that the rest of the society doesn’t agree with those rules. I do think that he is dangerous as he lacks the ability to feel shame or remorse.
ORLY
Yea. He might just be so far into denial or entitlement this might be the case. Ugh.
WonderBunny
Your last 2 sentences are on point. He’s a monster.
@Orly and @wonderbunny – I think you guys hit it right on the nose. He doesn’t think he did anything wrong and doesn’t care that society deems that kind of behavior wrong.
What is even more bizarre is that if he voids the settlement, I think legally she is free to write books, give interviews and generally go after him with everything she’s got. Oh how I would love to see him be able to break this agreement. It will bit him in the ass big time.
And he looks like he’s freely admitting that the accusations he was paying to silence are completely true. Could that be used against him in a civil suit?
Here’s the problem, first eliminate Cosby in your mind as the rapist and person in this lawsuit, replace him with just some person who agreed to a financial settlement that included keeping your deposition from being released. Now the deposition is released to the public. Any good lawyer would try to retrieve the settlement as the agreement wasn’t upheld. They have to prove the victim released the info though.
Is it a bad PR move? Probably, but does he really have a good one. No, and I think it is fairly obvious that he really doesn’t believe he did anything wrong. Doesn’t make it right, but it is what we are left with. I wish people would also concentrate on either changing statute of limitation laws or making the system of reporting rapes easier for victims as these ideas could change the system for everyone. Maybe something productive could come out of this mess.
I remember when he was touring last, and the hecklers came out in force, he was livid and the quote from him about why he continued to tour was “I have to share my gift,” the gift being his comedic take on life. I remember being struck by the entitlement of that quote–how anybody could think that their own thoughts were so important that the whole world would suffer if they were not spoken and shared. Megalomaniac.
What? Wow. Thanks for sharing.
lassie, I do think you’re onto something. A sociopoathic disorder perhaps, extreme NPD, something like that.
I worked for a Sr. VP once who was dreadful, an utterly horrid human. I was hired by the CEO to find and fix whatever was causing productivity and morale issues. Staff when I got there were silenced, fearful, jumpy. I assessed, watched, had quiet conversations, and felt it was down to this sociopathic jerk. On advice from a former mentor, while I did all I could to protect the staff — I sat back and allowed the Sr VP to hang himself, while I observed, took notes and made perfect records. I met with HR. Case closed, jerk gone.
This Cosby thing reminds me so much of those six months, it is chilling. Now his victims can have the grim “relief” (for lack of a better term) of watching him reveal himself, hang himself, via the cockiness and entitled sense of self, the same likely sociopathy that generated his alleged behavior in the first place.
I admit that it gives me a sense of relief to see him hang himself with these odd reactions. It really is scary to be in contact with someone who doesn’t behave in a humane way, but is able to conceal it from the majority of people. It’s also scary when you try to inform others, but they just think that you’re overreacting. I’m glad your former mentor advised you in that way, because these people are great at turning your words against you.
Technically, we can’t prove what he’s done and technically, he could sue to get his hush money back, but to any normal human being, all this reeks to high heavens. You don’t end up in a situation like this and react to allegations like this if you were a person with a conscience who cares about the world around him.
I seriously can’t look at pictures of his smug face. It makes me sick and I have to scroll past them really fast.
Small consolation: it isn’t the drooping balls photo. Blech, just threw up in my mouth a little for having said that.
Even if, by some stretch of the imagination, he got his money back–the damage is done. He’ll look even worse, if that’s possible.
Lower then pond scum.
WOW….This is mindboggling!!!! Can this scumbag, really be this crazy!!!!! I swear, he still thinks the public thinks of him as “America’s Dad”, and that he will be a beloved figure, no matter what he does!!!! Sorry Bill, we all know what you really are now….a rich, entitled, serial rapist, sicko!!!!!
MRSBPITT you summed it up for me.
Come on MrsBPitt, Bill is having a ‘teaching’ moment. He wants you to keep the integrity of honoring a contract, keeping your mouth shut, like you promised, in not disclosing his lack of integrity in drugging and raping women. Where would we all be if we don’t honor promises and secrets?
Good Point, Kiddo! How could I not see that Bill is just doing what is right, under the law!!! How dare that drugged, rape victim, breach the terms of her contract!!!!! I take it back, SHE is the sicko, and he is the poor victim here!!!!! Poor, poor, Bill, you can’t trust any rape victims to keep their big mouths shut anymore! What is this world coming too!!!!!!!
He’s teaching the valuable life lesson of “snitches get stiches”
How does your foot taste, Bill?
He can’t taste it because his head is too far up his posterior. Wonder if his gynecologist can do an anal craniectomy for him too?
HA!!
Hey Cosby,
If you’re calling the money you paid “hush money” – aren’t you basically admitting you did it?
Which one of his “brilliant” attorneys came up with the idea to sue for the refund of the settlement?
Cosby needs to go somewhere and sit down, along with his lawyers. He’s done.
just wow I really don’t know what else to say at this point
What a pathetic human being he is – clearly outraged that he is finally being seen for exactly what he is. I wonder what Camille thinks of this latest move. She appears to be as vile as he is. Surely she can afford to leave?!!!
OMG! In the actual filing Quaaludes are referred to as “disco biscuits”? Way to show just how casually he considered a strong drug. And the horrible “eat her cake” quote? That is so petty and unprofessional it is mind boggling. It sounds like his attorneys have taken on Cosby’s attitude toward women: use and dispose at will, expect them to stay bullied and quiet.
The “disco biscuits” & “eat her cake” references made me gag. There is such a casual attitude taken towards the violation of his victims. I also felt the NYDN calling Cosby “the philandering funnyman” to be rather offensive. It’s not like he’s just been accused of multiple affairs. This is a case of multiple rape and degradation. After all the stuff that has come out, (yes, I get he hasn’t been convicted. through the luck of the statute running out) the media has to stop referring to him as simply a philandering husband. He’s a serial rapist. End of.
+100000000. Every smarmy, cutesy, infantilizing word and term associated with this case – and, ergo, with him and his whole schtick – make me want to wretch. Words are effin’ important, and you are exactly right about how crucial it is not to deny the proper ones to his victims and to this situation.
And now for a swig of gasoline as a palate cleanser.
IRONY IS: in the movie Mother, Jugs and Speed, Bill Cosby played Speed, an ambulance driver who had to stop his partner from raping an unconscious female college student who had OD’d on Seconal.
VOM.
what??!!!
” Hello, director? I don’t really understand my motivation for this scene? How should I play it? Am I mad because he started without me?”
LOL!
I don’t even know what to say anymore. Wow. Just….wow.
I’m glad to see from the comments that I am not the only one who mutters “NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE” to themselves whenever they see anything about this horrific trainwreck.
I saved this post for last, because I knew it was going to sicken me and I didn’t want it to taint everything I read after that.
He was my favorite comic, but I can’t stand the sight of his face now.
Physically sick. Literally. When I look at photos of him, I feel physically f*cking sick.
If I were him, I’d be ready to pull a Polanski and flee the country with most of my assets. He has Camille to keep him company during his final years in exile.
It’s amazing to me that he hasn’t done that, or at least retreated away from the spotlight. His ego is so disgustingly huge that he did a comedy tour in the middle of all the accusations becoming public again, and keeps trying to fight back through his lawyers and trying to excuse his behavior. He just won’t quit, and it’s infuriating.
While I have no doubt Cosby raped these women, I’m beginning to believe he doesn’t actually see it as rape. I think this idiot truly believes these women gave consent. Now that doesn’t mean his beliefs change what it was, it’s rape, but he is seriously delusional!!
Psychopaths distort the truth when it serves their purposes. After all, it’s the victims’ fault. He is the real victim here. So typical. He knows right from wrong- he just doesn’t care because the rules and laws don’t apply to him. Psychopaths are so predictable.
Keep dreaming, Cosby. You are not getting one red penny back and everything posted above is spot on.
What a delusional Douche-tastic Scumbag Elitist. Stuck in his Rapist/Narcissistic/Narcolepsistic/Power/Control Freak Disorders. What the eff? This man needs severe Mental Health Counseling and that he will not let it drop and his Lawyers continue to battle back with these bogus demands and statements only proves how deep in denial he is.
Can someone please JUST SHUT HIM UP! I don’t like to even suggest this- but how long are the many nutjobs out there going to be tolerant of this blatant disregard for Human Rights and decency before someone loses it and tries to put a bullet in his head?! He better hire more security bc I have a strange feeling it will come down to this with all this public absurdity.
JUST STOP THE MADNESS, COSBY. STOP!!!
Right. I said from the beginning that Constand situation was really problematic because she agreed to settle, cashed the check and then a few years later went public. There can be a few reasons people settle–usually to avoid the risks and costs involved, and considering the wealth disparity between Constand and Cosby, not to mention his status, it made sense why she chose settlement instead.
But when she later went public, it was easy to question her motives. It looked like she’d perhaps run through the settlement money, tried to get more and when that failed, went public. Unfortunately that scenario is also something that actually happens in settlements too. So when some people were initially skeptical, as offensive as that might have been, it was understandable at least. That’s why the other women coming forward was so critical!
But Constand’s settlement is still a big issue and it’s entirely possible that she might have to return the settlement money, as weird and outrageous as that may sound. Plainly Cosby is being a vindictive schmuck – surprise! – and trying to break her.
One could argue her motive was regret in quietly closing the case because of the unequal power dynamic, and the media’s apathy to the story. It’s possible that after an abundance of allegations surfaced, whereby Cosby basically called the accusers sluts and liars, she felt compelled to tell her story adding credence to those allegations. Or it could be a combination of motives; money and a sense of justice. What actually is a fair amount of cash to erase devastation from someone having taken away autonomy of your own body, and then mocking you with offering such quotes as , “Tell your mother you had an orgasm”? I’m not sure any amount is enough.
Is this man a sociopath? Psychopath? He clearly has no conscience. What the heck is going on here?
Any CBers here with backgrounds in psychology – please weigh in!! I’d love to hear your insight.
Bill is most likely a psychopath. A lot is planning went on. My understanding is that sociopaths are more spontaneous. It’s hard for sociopaths to form relationships. Psychopaths get married ,have children ,have good jobs. He ticks off every box in the psycho category. That’s my opinion.
Thank you!
Honestly, I’d say narcissistic, rather than sociopathic/psychopathic. They both have superficial charm, and lack empathy, but a narcissist craves attention.
A pure psychopath would take the logical way out, and go into hiding, but a narcissist is addicted to the attention.
I like this story – it’s further evidence of his true colors. He will be totally massacred in the court of public opinion and for someone with his ego – that’s a death sentence. Camilla is going nowhere. She’s enjoyed the “prestige” of being Bill’s plus one for far too long.
All of this^^^. Also, I want to find out who else knew, and aided and abetted him.
DB—I can see from a Legal standpoint why if Constand does need to come forward again on record, some of the money she could be forced to pay back as it was part of the initial settlement that she not make public statements.
So, on second thought—-give the damn Rapist the money back the spiteful D*ck doesn’t even need. Then continue to bring this waste of human flesh down.
HARD. He is whining like a little b*tch now bc his “legacy” is severely tarnished already and will never be the same. At a very minimum—many of the true victims deserve closure and to remain vindicated as many were, in fact, telling the truth. Personally, I don’t care how many decades or years ago some of these incidents were—THEY WERE TELLING THE TRUTH and got villified for it.
Nothing would please me more than continue to see the media pick Cosby apart and expose even more horrifying and disgusting stories about his past antics. Keep it up! Look at his reactions—–he could only keep quiet for so long. This is slowly, but most certainly driving the Man insane. Eff you, Bill! Take your damn money back and continue to kiss your former life as you knew it and twisted ass Goodbye. I am not a mean person, but DAMNIT-this story makes me spit bullets!
+1. And I can’t help but wonder how many other crimes are covered up, paid off, or protected in a conspiracy of silence around some power player.
He can sue for the hush money, but it does not mean he will ever get any of it back. Enforcing a judgment is a hell of a lot harder than actually winning it. Plus she can likely delay these legal proceedings and avoid paying him a penny if she files for bankruptcy, which is what I probably would advise her to do anyway. At this point she has nothing left to lose, and it will just make Cosby look even worse.
Interesting, thanks.
How much $ was paid out- was it in the millions or a couple of thousand for ‘college’? I’m not sure of the amount.
I’m assuming that people might be willing to get a Kick-Start together or something to help her pay it back, if it comes to that.
As much as I’d hate to see that vile rapist get his money back, I would gladly donate to her JUST so she could get her story out there. In full.
He makes me SO sick. He has the face he deserves but, I feel this…reaction every time I see it. Not cool. But, yeah.
Although I don’t think she will be held in breech. It was reported that the depo was publicly available so…..that ain’t her fault! Stupid serial rapist is serialy stupid.
It would be hard to collect the money even if he won you are right about that, and they also have to prove that she or her team knowingly released the deposition. My understanding is was someone at the firm hired by Corstand’s attorneys. That will be a difficult case to win off of someone else’s deed. Unfortunately, just as I think it might be difficult for the victims to win defamation suits against Cosby based on what his lawyers said, which is unfortunately a big component to a lot of the victim’s lawsuit.
I don’t think this is really going to court though. I think this is because her team wanted to release everything now, and Cosby’s lawyers don’t want to this is lawyers posturing for position. Which is what will happen in any of the other civil lawsuits that will be filed. Be prepared if they finally get to court. There will be grand gestures from all sides. Could be interesting and he has definitely lost the whole PR battle so we will probably be hearing a lot more stupid crap from Cosby’s team, as they have little to lose but money now.
1) Constand had nothing to do with the release of the deposition. That falls squarely on the shoulders of Cosby’s legal team, who failed to secure the confidentiality of all of entities involved in the pre-trial process, including the court reporting service.
2) His filing makes a pathetic claim about “disco biscuits” being what everyone did in the 1970s to enhance sex. Of course, a mass of allegations are about his rapes in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. I’d ask if his lawyers were really that stupid, but then again – look at #1.
POS.
Hello, despicable, disgusting excuse for a human!
While Cosby is obviously a rapist, I think there might be several celebrities paying hush money if they have affairs so he might not see this as admission of rape but affair.
Cosby fired his old lawyer and hired someone new. Imagine my shock and disgust to hear this woman lawyer say (on CNN) that giving a woman quaaludes does not mean the sex was not consensual.
This new lawyer shouldn’t accept any kind of beverage from Cosby. Just because he’s 78 he’s still “Far From Finished”!
Would a confidentiality agreement about criminal activity hold up in court?
It was the Judge in the case & not the Plaintiff that unsealed the deposition. The judge is not bound by the confidentiality agreement. He stated he unsealed the deposition due to Mr. Cosby’s self moralizing & professions of ethical & correct behavior. So his constant “you should live this way blah blah blah BS” eventually bit him in his druggy-rapist butt.
What kind of world is this where Robin Williams, a greater comedic talent and far better man, felt compelled to kill himself but this sociopath continues to believe he is on a moral high ground?
He needs to buy an island somewhere; take his Stepford Wife with him and never show his face in civilized society again.
There’s nothing left for him to ruin. Now he just needs to get out of Dodge.
So from what I gather, Gloria Alred has been given the green light to depose Bill Cosby now.
This gon’ be guuuuud!
From PEOPLE online:
“On Thursday, the California Supreme Court threw out a petition by his lawyers to dismiss a lawsuit from Judy Huth, who claims Cosby forced her to perform a sex act on him in 1974 when she was 15. The denied petition clears the way for the delayed deposition of Cosby to proceed. If the deposition does in fact happen it will be the first time Cosby speaks about the allegations since the unsealed 2005 case.”
^^^^^^^
I’m starting to think that THIS is what will make him shit his pants. I’d lay odds that his attorney will come out with a statement in the next month or so that claims something like this::: “Mr. Cosby has been devestated by these allegations. So much so that his mental state has suffered to the extent that sitting for a deposition would be of no value. He is confused and is showing signs of dementia. Therefore, I will petition the court to have a medical professional evaluate Mr.Cosby’s ability to…….”
And on and on. Something like that. Mark my words….this slimer is NOT done sliming. Grrrrr!
I’ve thought the same thing. Wouldn’t put it past his sociopath lawyers to coach Cosby on how to sound with dementia or some kind of illness, or even find a quack doctor, bribe him to sign off on an evaluation claiming dementia or illness!
Doesn’t he realise that demanding the money back confirms the existence of the lawsuit and the reason he had to pay hush money?!
BC, the jig is up!
VERY inreresting article about Cosby from 2006!!!!
“Dr. Huxtable and Mr. Hyde”
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/dr-huxtable-mr-hyde/
Why, after this…were people not up in arms?
In his ego driven quest to get his money back Cosby would, most likely, again be deposed. Ultimately he could actually end up in court if the woman involved stands her ground and has a good attorney (and my money says there are a number of very good attorneys lining up to take her case). I cannot believe that Cosby wants the public exposure and humiliation that would come with the guaranteed media heavy three ring circus of such a court case. I see this threat as little more than a scare tactic, publicity stunt and/or lawyer massaging Cosby’s ego. This is a very old wound that, once reopened and fully exposed, just might finally convince Cosby’s remaining supporters of what a true sleaze ball he really is and apparently has been throughout his career.