Andrea Constand, who reached a confidential settlement with Bill Cosby in 2006 over sexual assault allegations, has asked a federal court to dismiss the comedian’s breach of contract claims against Constand and her mother.

A motion to dismiss Cosby’s lawsuit against Andrea and Gianna Constand ­referred to the suit as “a thinly veiled attempt to intimidate witnesses against him.” The complaint was filed in February, one day before a hearing in Cosby’s criminal case, where Constand’s attorneys, Dolores Troiani and Bebe Kivitz, were called as ­witnesses for the prosecution.

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