A federal judge has tossed a Pittsburgh woman’s civil suit against Bill Cosby, finding that statements the comedian made refuting rape allegations against him fell short of defamation.
U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted Cosby’s motion seeking to dismiss plaintiff Renita Hill’s case against him. Hill had claimed statements Cosby, his lawyer and his wife made to the media calling her sexual abuse allegations absurd had constituted defamation, false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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