Former Playboy model accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1969

[ificandream]

Source: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 sued him Thursday under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims.

In her lawsuit, Victoria Valentino, 80, says she was an actress and singer 54 years ago, when she met Cosby, now 85. The comedian and actor later approached her at a Los Angeles café, where he spotted her crying over the recent drowning death of her 6-year-old son.

The Associated Press does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly.

Cosby offered to pay for a spa treatment for Valentino and a friend, and then sent a chauffeured car to pick the women up for dinner. That evening at a steakhouse, Cosby gave them each a pill, she said in the court filing.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/bill-cosby-victoria-valentino-sexual-assault-e2e2e86aa10e8d24d7c5c018ae71d9fa

[RussBLib]

1. took advantage of a woman grieving over her son's death?

sounds like a really nice guy

[GeoWilliam750]

3. If I am correct, he lived directly across the street from Jeffrey Epstein

[Rebl2]

6. Think he

was on Epstein list?

[xabriel]

2. He's a monster

Horrible man

[Evolve Dammit]

4. I used to really like him. Now I am convinced he is a predator of the worst degree. Disgusting.

[whathehell]

7. I really liked him too

and these actions were SO out of step with his image. He was honestly one of the LAST people I'd have expected it from -- "America's dad"

I'm not a naive person, but I still have a hard time getting my head around it -- It's like a Jeckyl and Hyde thing...Very strange.

[Evolve Dammit]

12. It's hard to lose "heroes" that we thought were great and wonderful. The reality is that no one is

"normal". Most of us do pretty well but all have some issues. And some cover well but are truly deranged. The last 7 years have shown us how a "president" can be as twisted as one could ever imagine.

[Cha]

5. Just read he's Not in jail and

plans to return to Standup this year.

"His conviction was overturned.. "

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bill-cosby-comedy-tour-2023-1235475192/

[cstanleytech]

9. Ya, that's old news. As for any return to stand-up comedy for him goes? I just don't see

any such attempt at being successful both because of his age and because of the things that he has been accused of.

[Cha]

11. Yes old.. but new to me.. hadn't

been keeping up with him.

Too many other things to deal with.

[Aristus]

13. His standup stopped being funny decades ago.

Long before the allegations against him became public.

He appeared on Johnny Carson back in the late 80’s. He brought a bicycle on stage with him as a prop, and launched into the most tedious, painfully unfunny bit I’ve ever seen. I was pretty much done with him after that.

I never watched “The Cosby Show” for him, anyway, but for the drop-dead gorgeous Phylicia Rashād.

[cstanleytech]

8. Has SCOTUS ruled on states allowing the suspension of the statute of limitations? If not I would

not be willing to bet that that such a thing will survive an appeal should it make it's way before them.

[Stargazer99]

10. i believe her years ago when I lived in LA I was invited to one of these parties

which I turned down because I had the feeling something was up not to good and I was not dazzled by Hollywood

[Aristus]

14. She was actually pregnant with her son when she did her Playboy layout.

Not visibly, of course. I don’t think anyone would have done erotic photography of a woman with a baby-bump back then.

I don’t think I ever read that her son later died. That’s awful. And for Cosby to take advantage of her grief and sorrow like that. What a monster.

(Yes, I know about Victoria Valentino. I read my Dad’s Playboys when I was a kid.)

[hamsterjill]

15. It is truly awful.

But can everyone who was physically and mentally harmed by this monster please come forward and get it all over with so that we can keep him out of the spotlight? I have a feeling he likes the attention at this point.