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A deposition is set to schedule on Jan. 6 with Bill Cosby’s wife of 52 years, Camille Cosby will answer questions under oath next month in her first deposition after dozens of women came forward over the last year with sexual abuse allegations against Cosby, Associated Press reports.
A lawyer for seven women suing Cosby for defamation said Thursday that Camille Cosby's deposition is scheduled next year in Springfield. In addition, attorney Joseph Cammarata said Bill Cosby's deposition is scheduled Feb. 22, also in Springfield, where the defamation suit was filed.
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A year ago, according to Entertainment Tonight, Camille Cosby, 70, broke her silence, pledging her support for her 78-year-old husband who was accused by 20 women of rape, sexual assault or attempted assault. Though, it has been reported that Cosby has never been charged of any of the allegations and repeatedly denied all allegations.
“A different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months,” Camille said in a statement at the time. “It is the portrait of a man I do not know. It is also a portrait painted by individuals and organizations whom many in the media have given a pass. There appears to be no vetting of my husband’s accusers before stories are published or aired. An accusation is published, and immediately goes viral.”
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“None of us will ever want to be in the position of attacking a victim," Camille concluded. "But the question should be asked – who is the victim?,” she added.
According to Biography.com, in late July of this year, New York Magazine ran a multimedia cover story that portrays 35 of the women who encountered Cosby. All of them have similar details and even stated that they were drugged without their awareness or consent. Some of the interviewees also recounted being directly assaulted.
"We must ask ourselves if the lesson we want to teach our kids is that, again, a woman's voice and body are not valuable or precious or valid," said model/actress Beverly Johnson to People, having also been featured in the New York Magazine article. Johnson had stated in a Vanity Fair essay that Cosby had also surreptitiously drugged her during the days of The Cosby Show.
"I know my truth, and I hope for a society that is sensitive to the protection of women, regardless of the stakes," Johnson said.
