PHILADELPHIA - A former Cosby Show actress has filed a civil lawsuit against once-beloved actor Bill Cosby, claiming that he drugged and sexually assaulted her at an Atlantic City hotel over three decades ago.
According to court documents filed on Thursday, Lili Bernard alleged sexual abuse, assault and battery against Cosby after the pair met on the set of The Cosby Show in 1990. MORE BILL COSBY COVERAGEBernard claims that Cosby offered to mentor Bernard in July of 1990 and promised to advance her career, according to the documents.
In August of 1990, Bernard claims that Cosby invited her to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City to meet a producer. There, Bernard claims she was drugged and raped by Cosby as she fell in and out of.