SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Bill Cosby’s wife answered questions under oath for lawyers in a Massachusetts defamation lawsuit brought against him by seven women who say he sexually assaulted them decades ago, and she will answer more questions next month.
The deposition by Camille Cosby on Monday is believed to be the first she has given since dozens of women came forward to accuse her husband of sexual assault. The session took place under heavy security at the Springfield Marriott hotel.
She will continue the deposition on March 14. The location hasn’t been determined.
Camille Cosby and her lawyers met with lawyers for the seven women suing her husband for about seven or eight hours. Joseph Cammarata, a lawyer for the women, said she spent about 2 hours answering questions and the rest of the time was a back and forth between lawyers on what she could or should answer. He said a judge had to be contacted twice.
The women allege Cosby defamed them by branding them liars after they went public with their sexual-assault allegations. Cosby denied the allegations and filed a countersuit.