Cosby sued for alleges defamation, sex abuse

A Pittsburgh woman said on Thursday she had filed a defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby for comments made by his representatives after she spoke publicly of his alleged sexual misconduct in the 1980s.

Renita Hill, 48, is one of more than 50 women who have come forward to accuse Cosby, 78, of sexual assault dating back to the 1960s.

Hill's attorney told a news conference in Pittsburgh that she met Cosby when she was about 16 and appeared in his educational TV show Picture Pages.