Bill Cosby sued by five women for alleged sexual assault

According to court documents, Lili Bernard, Eden Tirl, Jewel Gittens, Jennifer Thompson and Cindra Ladd filed a joint lawsuit on Monday against The Cosby Show star, the show's network NBC and its production company. The lawsuit alleges each woman was abused or sexually assaulted by Cosby, 85. Four of the allegations date from the late 1980s or early 1990s, while the fifth dates back to 1969. Cosby's spokesperson Andrew Wyatt called the lawsuit "frivolous" and the women part of a "parade of accusers" who had come forward between 2014 and 2016.