Court rejects Cosby’s attempt to reseal testimony on affairs

Court rejects Cosby’s attempt to reseal testimony on affairs

PHILADELPHIA

A federal appeals court Monday rejected Bill Cosby’s effort to reseal his deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, prescription sedatives and payments to women, saying the documents are a matter of public knowledge.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled that the comedian’s appeal was moot.

Cosby’s attorneys hoped a ruling in their favor could help them keep the documents from being used in the criminal case against him in Pennsylvania and in the many lawsuits filed around the country by women who accuse him of sexual assault or defamation.

Cosby gave the testimony in 2005 as part of a lawsuit brought against him by Andrea Constand, a Temple University employee who said he drugged and molested her at his home.

She later settled for an undisclosed sum, and sensitive documents in the file remained sealed.

Adele’s Super Bowl turn-down: a response

NEW YORK

NFL and Pepsi said Monday they have had several conversations with artists about performing at the Super Bowl, but said they haven’t formally asked Adele or any other musicians to appear.

At a concert in Los Angeles on Saturday, Adele said that she turned down performing at the big game.

NFL and Pepsi didn’t respond to an email asking if Adele was approached about possibly performing at the Feb. 5, 2017, event in Houston.

Associated Press