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Lawyers argue over release of deposition

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby’s lawyers on Thursday asked a judge to hold an accuser’s attorney responsible for the release of the comedian’s deposition in a 2005 Pennsylvania case.

They fault Andrea Constand’s lawyers for the weekend release of the transcript to news outlets including The New York Times and The Associated Press. They asked a judge to enforce undisclosed terms of the confidential agreement that settled the former Temple University employee’s sexual-assault lawsuit.

Constand’s lawyer, Dolores Troiani, has likewise accused Cosby’s legal team of violating the confidentiality clause through media comments and denials over the years. Cosby’s lawyers, including Temple University board President Patrick O’Connor, have said the denials referred to other accusers, not Constand.

And this week, new Cosby lawyer Monique Pressley has given television and other news interview defending Cosby and discussing the deposition.

Cosby said in the deposition that he engaged in consensual activities with Constand after giving her three Benadryl pills for stress.

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