Bill Cosby Sex Assault Claims

Bill Cosby's lawyers are suggesting for the first time that the sex assault case against him is racially motivated.

Disgraced US television star Bill Cosby lost another bid on Thursday to have a sexual assault case against him tossed, clearing the way for a trial to eventually begin over the claims dating back to 2004.

Bill Cosby was charged today with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago - the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America's Dad.

US President Barack Obama weighed in Wednesday on the Bill Cosby sex assault scandal, saying that drugging and having sex with someone without consent - a scenario that parallels allegations made against the comedian - amounts to rape.

Bill Cosby's attorney said Friday that the comedian was not at the Playboy Mansion on the night a model accuses him of drugging and sexually abusing her.

US prosecutors said Tuesday they will not charge veteran comedian Bill Cosby over allegations he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy mansion in 1974.

The only woman to have filed a sex assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby took her case to police Friday, accepting an offer to have her claims investigated despite them dating from 40 years ago.

The 77-year-old Emmy and Golden Globe winner- who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing- is unlikely to face criminal charges due to statutes of limitations.

A lawyer for embattled US comic Bill Cosby lashed out on Friday at new claims of rape and sexual abuse dating back several decades, saying they have "escalated far past the point of absurdity."

Bill Cosby played a sold-out comedy show on Friday in Florida despite a wave of sexual assault allegations this week that prompted the cancellation of several upcoming shows and two major studios to halt projects involving the comedian.

Bill Cosby's lawyers are suggesting for the first time that the sex assault case against him is racially motivated.

Disgraced US television star Bill Cosby lost another bid on Thursday to have a sexual assault case against him tossed, clearing the way for a trial to eventually begin over the claims dating back to 2004.

Bill Cosby was charged today with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago - the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America's Dad.

US President Barack Obama weighed in Wednesday on the Bill Cosby sex assault scandal, saying that drugging and having sex with someone without consent - a scenario that parallels allegations made against the comedian - amounts to rape.

Bill Cosby's attorney said Friday that the comedian was not at the Playboy Mansion on the night a model accuses him of drugging and sexually abusing her.

US prosecutors said Tuesday they will not charge veteran comedian Bill Cosby over allegations he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy mansion in 1974.

The only woman to have filed a sex assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby took her case to police Friday, accepting an offer to have her claims investigated despite them dating from 40 years ago.

The 77-year-old Emmy and Golden Globe winner- who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing- is unlikely to face criminal charges due to statutes of limitations.

A lawyer for embattled US comic Bill Cosby lashed out on Friday at new claims of rape and sexual abuse dating back several decades, saying they have "escalated far past the point of absurdity."

Bill Cosby played a sold-out comedy show on Friday in Florida despite a wave of sexual assault allegations this week that prompted the cancellation of several upcoming shows and two major studios to halt projects involving the comedian.