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A woman who claims that disgraced comedian Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 filed a lawsuit against the actor

Clay Cane
January 23, 2023

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Bill Cosby, center, leaves his sexual assault trial with spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, left, at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. Cosby paid nearly $3.4 million to the woman he is charged with sexually assaulting, a prosecutor revealed to jurors Monday, answering one of the biggest questions surrounding the case as the comedian’s retrial got underway. (AP Photo/Corey Perrine)

This is Clay Cane A woman who claims that disgraced comedian Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 filed a lawsuit against the actor, NBCUniversal and several other companies in New York Dec. 30, according to Spectrum News 1. Stacey Pinkerton was a 21-year-old flight attendant and model in 1986 when she claims that Cosby drugged her at a restaurant in Illinois and took her back to a hotel room where he sexually assaulted her while she was incapacitated. According to the report, Pinkerton says that she met Cosby in New York and he promised to help her with her acting career. Bill Cosby has denied all allegations against him.

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Clay Cane is an award-winning journalist, writer, radio host, and political commentator. A graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in African-American Studies, his work on race, culture, and politics have appeared in national publications, including the Washington Post, CNN, and The Grio. Clay is a regular political commentator on MSNBC. Twitter: @claycane