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SOURCE SPORTS: Browns QB Deshaun Watson Settles 20 Out of 24 Lawsuits Against Him

June 22, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has settled 20 out of the 24 civil lawsuits against him. Southeast Texas attorney Tony Buzbee released a statement saying Watson settled all but four of the sexual misconduct suits. The terms and amounts of the settlements are confidential.

Attorney Buzbee announced the agreements on Tuesday, while praising every woman who sued Watson. He plans to represent the four women, including Watson’s first accuser, Ashley Solis at trial who did not settle. Buzbee filed the lawsuits against Watson last year when he was with the Houston Texans.

The women who sued accused Watson of exposing himself and touching them inappropriately during massage appointments, along with harassment allegations. Earlier this year, two Southeast Texas grand juries no-billed and decided not to indict Watson after a police investigation of the claims.

Meantime, the troubles for the QB may not be over. An NFL spokesman said the settlements with 26-year-old Watson “has no impact on the collectively bargained disciplinary process.” The NFL could suspend him if it finds he violated the league’s personal conduct policy.

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Bill Cosby Found Guilty, Civil Jury Awards $500K to Judith Huth

June 22, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Bill Cosby, Bobby Shmurda, Kodak Black All Received Thanksgiving Meals

A jury in California decided that comedian, Bill Cosby is guilty of sexually assaulting Judith Huth, a then-teenage girl at the Playboy Mansion back in 1975.

On Tuesday, the jury came back with a verdict in the civil case against Cosby which found him liable and awarded Huth with the sum of $500,000 in damages.

While no punitive compensation was awarded, 84-year-old Cosby, was served a major legal defeat.

“We have always maintained that Judy Huth, Gloria Allred and their cohorts fabricated these false accusations, in order to force Mr. Cosby to finance their racist mission against successful and accomplished Black Men in America,” Cosby’s spokesperson said in a statement following the verdict. “Mr. Cosby continues to maintain his innocence and will vigorously fight these false accusations, so that he can get back to bringing the pursuit of happiness, joy and laughter to the world.”

According to Variety, Huth, who is now 64 years-old accused Cosby of luring her and a friend to the Playboy Mansion a few days after meeting him in a park. She claimed that Cosby took her alone into a bedroom, pulled down his sweatpants and then grabbed her hand in order to masturbate himself, forcing her into a sexual act.

The is the first case to go to trial under the Child Victims Act, which protects adults who suffered abuse as children and come forward with their accounts years later.

Prosecutors say there won’t be criminal charges because the case is past the statute of limitations. Cosby maintains the allegations are false.

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Judge Orders Jury Deliberations to Start Over in Civil Case for Bill Cosby

June 21, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Bill Cosby is Eligible for Special Treatment in Prison

More snags arise in the Bill Cosby civil case playing out in California. There is still no verdict from jury deliberations that wrapped up Monday.

The jurors were forced to start over from scratch after nearly reaching a verdict on Friday. An alternate juror is now considering the case in Los Angeles County after a main juror had to leave for a prior commitment.

Cosby faces claims from a woman who says the comedian molested her at the Playboy Mansion in the 1970s when she was a teenager. Judy Huth previously said the alleged incident happened in 1974, and Cosby’s team tried but failed to get the suit dismissed after she changed the timeline of her story. He denies all allegations.

Prosecutors say there won’t be criminal charges because the case is past the statute of limitations.

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Bill Cosby Facing Trial This Week Surrounding Alleged Playboy Mansion Assault

May 23, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Bill Cosby is facing another trial this week in Los Angeles. The comedian is accused of sexually assaulting Judy Huth at the Playboy mansion in 1975.

Jury selection in the civil case is expected to start Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court and opening arguments may start June 1st.

Huth previously said the alleged incident happened in 1974, and Cosby’s team tried but failed to get the suit dismissed after she changed the timeline of her allegations.

“This is a trial by assassination of Mr. Cosby’s legacy and livelihood,” his legal said, adding that Cosby denies the allegations and believes he will be “vindicated” at trial.

The trial comes after Cosby was freed from prison after his sexual-assault conviction was overturned less than a year ago.

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