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Celebrity · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Oct 1, 2026 · Index No. 952063/23|Appeal No. 6638|Case No. 2025-05213| · Appeal

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Should a TV company pay for a star's actions?

A woman says Cosby hurt her, and the TV studio should pay because they hired him.

TL;DR

  1. 1A woman says Bill Cosby assaulted her after meeting on The Cosby Show set.
  2. 2She claims the studio knew about Cosby's behavior but did nothing.
  3. 3The studio argues there’s no direct link between them and what happened.

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