BILL COSBY FINALLY RESPONDS TO TEEN VICTIM’S LAWSUIT

A woman suing Bill Cosby for sexual battery attempted to sell a story about the comedian to a tabloid a decade ago and tried to extort money in exchange for her silence, Cosby’s attorney said in a court filing Thursday.

Attorney Martin Singer wrote in the filing that the lawsuit by Judy Huth and her attorney followed a failed attempt to extort $250,000 from Cosby. In the filing, Cosby seeks more than $33,000 from Huth and her attorney.

The filing comes two days after Huth sued, claiming the comedian forced her to perform a sex act in 1974 when she was 15. The incident occurred in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion after Cosby gave Huth and a 16-year-old friend alcohol, according to her lawsuit.

“(Huth’s) claims are absolutely false,” Cosby’s filing states.

The filings state that Singer and Huth’s attorney, Marc S. Strecker, had several conversations about the allegations in the weeks before the lawsuit was filed. Strecker first demanded $100,000, then raised the demand to $250,000 in order to keep from filing a lawsuit on Huth’s behalf, Singer wrote.

Strecker did not return phone messages seeking comment Thursday. “Your demand for money from Mr. Cosby is rejected,” Singer wrote in a Dec. 1 letter to Strecker.

Her lawsuit stated she only recently discovered that she had suffered psychological damage as a result of the incident, which under California law would allow filing of the case.

Cosby’s response, however, notes that Huth unsuccessfully tried to sell her story a decade ago and that her lawsuit was not accompanied by a certification from a psychologist that the trauma was newly discovered. The certification is required for the case to proceed under rules that extend the statute of limitations, Cosby’s filing states.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck also said Thursday that the department would investigate any reports of abuse against Cosby, even if they were outside the statute of limitations for prosecution. Beck said the department has no investigations into the comedian.

“We don’t turn people away because things are out of statute. You come to us, especially with a sexual allegation, we will work with you,” Beck said, according the Los Angeles Times. “We address these things seriously– and it’s not just because it’s Mr. Cosby.”

In recent weeks, more than a dozen women have alleged that Cosby drugged them and sexually assaulted them. Cosby was sued by a Pennsylvania woman, Andrea Constand, in 2005 and that lawsuit was settled before it went to trial. Cosby has never been charged in connection with either Constand’s suit or any of the recent allegations and Singer has denied some of the recent allegations, while another Cosby attorney called others “discredited.”

Since the allegations arose in early November, Cosby’s career has suffered. NBC canceled a comedy in development, Netflix postponed a special and performances have been canceled in at least nine cities in his current tour of the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, he resigned from the Temple University board of trustees this week and other colleges have pulled away from their associations with the comedian. On Thursday, the U.S. Navy revoked Cosby’s title of honorary chief petty officer, saying allegations of sexual abuse made against the comedian are serious and conflict with the Navy’s core values.

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"Vindication!" JLP responds to BOJ intervention in forex market

There has been a quick claim of vindication from the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in response to the decision of the Bank of Jamaica to intervene in the foreign exchange market.Opposition Spokesman on Finance and Planning Audley Shaw has labeled the Central Bank’s move as one that is in line with the policy of stability “promoted and successfully applied by the Jamaica Labour Party.”

“We have been warning the government for months that devaluation is hurting business, hurting people and hurting Jamaica. We were criticized for our positions, but as the higher prices and speculation have become chronic along with undeniable reductions in exports, it seems the BOJ has finally woken up,” Mr. Shaw said in a press release on Thursday.

But even while welcoming this step, Mr. Shaw declared that it did not go far enough. “Investors do not know the direction of the government so businesses cannot plan. The Government could decide next week to start devaluation again and this possibility does not bring confidence to the market and to the business sector,” he said. 

Accordingly, Mr. Shaw wants the government to “state its policy direction clearly, and its policy must create a stable and predictable environment.”

Furthermore, he said, if Jamaica is to benefit from the current  IMF agreement, “the government must also come up with a proper growth and development policy that is bankable and saleable,” one that includes a robust growth strategy.”

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Beenie chastises Ele - Doc responds to Energy God"s statements

Beenie Man

Popular deejay Beenie Man has come out with all guns blazing following an article earlier this week when Elephant Man chastised him.

In an interview with the WEEKEND STAR earlier this week, the ‘Energy God’ made comments about the entertainer that didn’t seem to go down well with the King of the Dancehall. Beenie Man left no stones unturned in his response to the deejay.

In a release sent to the WEEKEND STAR, Beenie Man was quoted as saying; “Elephant a you bad mind, cause a me Hot 97 call for an interview and you vex say it wasn’t you.”

He also accused the artiste of using him to keep his name current. “Elephant, is looking a hype because he is not hot but I have no beef with him. If Ele want to buss back come we sit down and plan a strategy but don’t run to media and smear my name for a hype,” he said.

address the issue

Elephant Man

Elephant Man also made claims that Beenie Man was selfish, stating that after years in the industry, Beenie Man has never helped to propel another artiste’s career. Beenie Man used the opportunity to address that issue.

“I can honestly say that all the artistes in Shocking Vibes were highlighted because of Beenie Man, I helped to nurture their careers (and) we built a powerful camp,” he said. He went on to say that he continues to build careers, highlighting the role he has played in establishing the careers of up-and-coming artistes Kantana and Rayted.

Beenie Man also commented on Ele’s claim that he doesn’t own a studio stating that he owns two. “He says I have no studio. Who own them? He is right I don’t own a studio I own two,” he said.

357 is a recording studio on Mannings Hill Road in St Andrew.

Beenie Man believes that Elephant Man has been excluded from this year’s Reggae Sumfest line-up and that it is a testament to his decline in the industry. “If Ele is hot why isn’t he on any of the big shows like Sumfest? We know Johnny wouldn’t pass Ele if he was hot,” he said. The artiste even went as far as to state that in previous years, Elephant Man paid off promoters of the popular reggae show just so he could be added to the line-up.

When the WEEKEND STAR reached out to Beenie Man for additional comments, we were informed that the artiste was unavailable for any more interviews.

Elephant Man’s comments had stemmed from comments made by Beenie Man in an interview with Hot 97, a United States-based radio station. In that interview, Beenie Man described a number of artistes including Elephant Man as ‘broken down’ and claimed himself as the balance in dancehall stating that every time something falls apart he’s the one to fix it.

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Beenie chastises Ele - Doc responds to Energy God"s statements

Beenie chastises Ele - Doc responds to Energy God"s statements

Beenie Man

Popular deejay Beenie Man has come out with all guns blazing following an article earlier this week when Elephant Man chastised him.

In an interview with the WEEKEND STAR earlier this week, the ‘Energy God’ made comments about the entertainer that didn’t seem to go down well with the King of the Dancehall. Beenie Man left no stones unturned in his response to the deejay.

In a release sent to the WEEKEND STAR, Beenie Man was quoted as saying; “Elephant a you bad mind, cause a me Hot 97 call for an interview and you vex say it wasn’t you.”

He also accused the artiste of using him to keep his name current. “Elephant, is looking a hype because he is not hot but I have no beef with him. If Ele want to buss back come we sit down and plan a strategy but don’t run to media and smear my name for a hype,” he said.

address the issue

Elephant Man

Elephant Man also made claims that Beenie Man was selfish, stating that after years in the industry, Beenie Man has never helped to propel another artiste’s career. Beenie Man used the opportunity to address that issue.

“I can honestly say that all the artistes in Shocking Vibes were highlighted because of Beenie Man, I helped to nurture their careers (and) we built a powerful camp,” he said. He went on to say that he continues to build careers, highlighting the role he has played in establishing the careers of up-and-coming artistes Kantana and Rayted.

Beenie Man also commented on Ele’s claim that he doesn’t own a studio stating that he owns two. “He says I have no studio. Who own them? He is right I don’t own a studio I own two,” he said.

357 is a recording studio on Mannings Hill Road in St Andrew.

Beenie Man believes that Elephant Man has been excluded from this year’s Reggae Sumfest line-up and that it is a testament to his decline in the industry. “If Ele is hot why isn’t he on any of the big shows like Sumfest? We know Johnny wouldn’t pass Ele if he was hot,” he said. The artiste even went as far as to state that in previous years, Elephant Man paid off promoters of the popular reggae show just so he could be added to the line-up.

When the WEEKEND STAR reached out to Beenie Man for additional comments, we were informed that the artiste was unavailable for any more interviews.

Elephant Man’s comments had stemmed from comments made by Beenie Man in an interview with Hot 97, a United States-based radio station. In that interview, Beenie Man described a number of artistes including Elephant Man as ‘broken down’ and claimed himself as the balance in dancehall stating that every time something falls apart he’s the one to fix it.

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Beenie chastises Ele - Doc responds to Energy God"s statements