"Bill Cosby Faces Lawsuit from New Accuser Alleging Drugging and Assault"

Morganne Picard, a new accuser, has filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby, alleging that he drugged and sexually assaulted her between 1987 and 1990. She filed the suit under the Adult Survivors Act, which allows victims to sue alleged abusers and the institutions that protected them, even if the statute of limitations has expired. Picard claims that Cosby offered to help her career and invited her to The Cosby Show, where he would give her beverages that made her feel extremely intoxicated. She alleges that she was raped on one occasion when she blacked out. Cosby's representative denies the allegations, stating that they are false and fueled by greed. Other defendants in the suit include NBCUniversal, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria Studios LP II, and the Carsey-Werner Company. Cosby's previous conviction was overturned in 2021, but he has faced multiple lawsuits and accusations of sexual assault from numerous women.