Joseph Cammarata (00:00):
The defamation lawsuit is concerned with who is telling the truth. Is it the seven ladies that we represent, or is it Mr. Cosby? Mr. Cosby filed a counterclaim, says I’m the truth teller. The women say, wait a minute, we were branded liars. We are the truth tellers. And so here we are. Now, there’s a battle over credibility, because let’s face it, these events occurred over a good number of years, decades.
So how does Camille Cosby come into that equation? Well, she’s his wife. She has the ability to live with him, be with him, understand the nature and the extent of his relationships. I don’t mean that in a nefarious way. I mean, just who he associates with, what he does, how he conducts himself. Those observations are not protected by any privilege. Those interactions with others, that gathering of information from other people, that’s all fair game that can be inquired into.
Interviewer (01:07):
And how does that help your case?
Joseph Cammarata (01:09):
Yeah, and whether or not somebody is a truth teller, whether or not, for example, it has been publicized, that it’s been reported in the New York Times, that Mr. Cosby used Quaaludes to obtain sex with women. That goes to credibility issues. Is that a person that would have integrity, honesty? Is that a person that abuses trust? So those issues of a person’s credibility are at issue in this litigation.
At the end of the day, a jury is going to determine who has more credibility. Is it the seven women that we represent, or is it Bill Cosby? Our clients remain resolute in their belief that at the end of the day, the jury will restore to them their good name and reputation and that they will be the victors in this case. But it’s up for the jury to determine.
