--- title: Cosby Sues Another Accuser, Former Model Beverly Johnson description: Cosby is seeking damages and a public retraction canonical: https://time.com/4157635/bill-cosby-beverly-johnson-defamation/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-21T20:19:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T21:36:20.000Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Bill Cosby Sues Accuser Beverly Johnson for Defamation og:description: Cosby is seeking damages and a public retraction from the former model og:url: https://time.com/4157635/bill-cosby-beverly-johnson-defamation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6ce840fcbad7332/69887667428a9e71bbcd0ade/501953090.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 501953090 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bill Cosby Sues Accuser Beverly Johnson for Defamation twitter:description: Cosby is seeking damages and a public retraction from the former model twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6ce840fcbad7332/69887667428a9e71bbcd0ade/501953090.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bill Cosby Sues Accuser Beverly Johnson for Defamation > Sponsored content. 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David Livingston—2015 David Livingston attends the GENLUX Magazine Beverly Johnson cover issue event at The Rodeo Collection on December 18, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. David Livingston—2015 David LivingstonDavid Livingston—2015 David Livingston by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 9:36 PM UTCPublished: Dec 21, 2015 8:19 PM UTC Bill Cosby has [filed a defamation suit against Beverly Johnson](https://twitter.com/MoniquePressley/status/679007428730580992), according to his lawyer, for statements the former model made about the comedian in the media. Johnson is one of dozens of women who have accused Cosby of sexual assault—she came forward in a [_Vanity Fair_](http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/12/bill-cosby-beverly-johnson-story) article that detailed her troubling encounter with Cosby, during which she said the star drugged her. In a statement issued Monday, Cosby’s attorney Monique Pressley said Cosby is suing Johnson in California for her “false, malicious, opportunistic, and defamatory accusations that Mr. Cosby drugged her.” Pressley’s statement says Johnson is benefiting financially from sharing her story, which she told on several media shows and included in her recent memoir. Cosby is seeking compensatory and punitive damages and a court order that would keep Johnson from making further statements. In a statement sent to TIME, Johnson said, “I am aware of the statements from Bill Cosby. In cases of rape and abuse, abusers will do whatever they can to intimidate and weaken their victims to force them to stop fighting. I ask for your support of all of the victims involved.” This is just Cosby’s latest legal action against his alleged victims. 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