The actor cut ties with his pit bull lawyer who said on Tuesday, October 20 that he was happy to help his client in the transition.
- Oct 21, 2015
AceShowbiz - Bill Cosby bid his farewell to attorney Martin D. Singer. Court documents revealed that the shamed actor had hired a new attorney from powerful Los Angeles firm Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan to handle his sex assault lawsuit.
Earlier this month, Cosby was deposed by attorney Gloria Allred on allegations that he molested her client Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion when she was 15. Allred said she would seek a second deposition which could only be revealed to public in December at least. In court papers filed last week, Cosby replaced Singer with Christopher Tayback whose father is the late actor Vic Tayback.
Singer had continuously defended Cosby in legal papers and media when numerous women came up accusing him of sexual assaults. He even threatened to sue New York Daily News last year after it published a rape story made by Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex-girlfriend Katherine "Kathy" McKee. However, the lawyer's attempt to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Huth failed earlier this month.
Singer said on Tuesday he was not fired by the actor and that he was "happy to assist in the transition" to new lawyers. On the same day, Allred reacted to the changes. "Mr. Cosby has decided to hire 700 lawyers to fight one woman," she said. "Mr. Singer has represented Mr. Cosby from the inception of Judy Huth's case until now."
She continued, "Only Mr. Cosby and/or his representatives would be able to comment on the reason that Martin Singer is no longer representing Mr. Cosby and why this change has been made. We look forward to continuing our legal battle on behalf of Ms. Huth and this change will not impact our vigorous advocacy on her behalf."
