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Lawyer: Cosby wasn’t in LA at time of purported abuse
LOS ANGELES
Bill Cosby’s attorney said Friday that the comedian was not at the Playboy Mansion on the night a model accuses him of drugging and sexually abusing her.
Cosby was in New York on the night that model Chloe Goins claims the comedian drugged and accosted her in a bedroom of the mansion, attorney Martin D. Singer wrote in a statement.
Singer said he would present evidence to authorities detailing Cosby’s whereabouts before, during and after the Playboy Mansion event.
Goins met with Los Angeles police detectives Wednesday, and her attorney said the incident took place during an event in August 2008.
Goins’ attorney Spencer Kuvin said Wednesday that the purported abuse occurred during an event Aug. 9, 2008, at the mansion. Goins does not know what happened while she was blacked out, Kuvin has said, but she awoke to find herself naked and Cosby over her.
Jury sides with Springfield in lawsuit
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
A jury has ruled that 1980s pop star Rick Springfield didn’t injure a woman at a New York State Fair concert a decade ago.
The state Supreme Court jury reached its verdict Friday morning after deliberating for an hour.
The singer known for his 1981 hit “Jessie’s Girl” was sued by 45-year-old Vicki Calcagno of Liverpool, N.Y. She says she suffered serious injuries when Springfield fell into her during a 2004 concert in suburban Syracuse. She said Springfield’s buttocks hit her head, causing lasting injuries.
Springfield testified he didn’t fall on Calcagno.
His lawyer said in closing arguments there were no witnesses, photos or video to support Calcagno’s claim.
Associated Press