Bill Cosby's request for a new trial has been denied, as a judge has ordered him to pay the judgment amount to Donna Motsinger, one of the women who accused Cosby of **** ually **** aulting her.
On Friday, Los Angeles judge Bradley S. Phillips denied Cosby's motion, which he filed last month, for a new trial. The former comedian, 88, had attempted to overturn the verdict but was unsuccessful. He will now have to pay nearly $60 million to Motsinger, which he described as an "excessive" amount, according to court documents obtained by USA Today.
Phillips wrote in his ruling that Cosby "has not shown that there was any irregularity in the proceedings or any order or abuse of discretion by the Court that prevented [Cosby] from having a fair trial."
He also stated the Cosby Show star did not show "either the compensatory or punitive damages are excessive; that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict or that the verdict is against law; or that there was any error in law," per USA Today.
The ruling follows a March verdict by a Southern California civil jury, which awarded Motsinger $19.2 million in the **** ual abuse lawsuit she filed in 2023. In the documents, she said she first met Cosby while working as a waiter at a restaurant in Sausalito, California, in 1972, Blavity reported.
On Friday, Los Angeles judge Bradley S. Phillips denied Cosby's motion, which he filed last month, for a new trial. The former comedian, 88, had attempted to overturn the verdict but was unsuccessful. He will now have to pay nearly $60 million to Motsinger, which he described as an "excessive" amount, according to court documents obtained by USA Today.
Phillips wrote in his ruling that Cosby "has not shown that there was any irregularity in the proceedings or any order or abuse of discretion by the Court that prevented [Cosby] from having a fair trial."
He also stated the Cosby Show star did not show "either the compensatory or punitive damages are excessive; that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict or that the verdict is against law; or that there was any error in law," per USA Today.
The ruling follows a March verdict by a Southern California civil jury, which awarded Motsinger $19.2 million in the **** ual abuse lawsuit she filed in 2023. In the documents, she said she first met Cosby while working as a waiter at a restaurant in Sausalito, California, in 1972, Blavity reported.
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