It’s everything unpleasant all wrapped in one story… Cosby, Trump …….
An accuser who says Bill Cosby drugged and sexually abused her during a purported mentorship that began on the set of his popular television show has filed a $225 million civil suit in federal court.
Documents obtained by Law&Crime say Lili Bernard, whose name has long been publicly associated with accusations against Cosby, is alleging claims of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false imprisonment. Bernard is seeking “no less than” $25 million on the four core accusations and $125 million in punitive damages.
Bernard says in court documents that she first met Cosby on the set of “The Cosby Show” and that he offered to mentor her as an actor starting around July 1990. Cosby promised the plaintiff he would “feature her in a principal speaking role” on the program — but his training involving “theatrical exercises” also came with “detailed questions about her life” and comments about what the lawsuit calls the “sexual pressures of Hollywood.”
From the lawsuit at length:
During one of the mentoring sessions toward the end of July 1990, while Mr. Cosby was guiding Ms. Bernard through a theatrical exercise in vocal projection, Mr. Cosby grabbed Ms. Bernard’s ribcage and diaphragm without her permission under the guise that he was teaching her how to breathe, and then suddenly, violently, and without permission grabbed and squeezed Ms. Bernard’s breasts.
When Ms. Bernard confronted Mr. Cosby about his inappropriate and unpermitted sexual contact, he feigned innocence and acted insulted. Ms. Bernard did not know what to think about what transpired.
