Bill Cosby's wife, who has
publicly stood by him as he faces dozens of sexual-assault allegations, was
deposed Monday in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by seven accusers and
agreed to return next month to answer even more questions under oath.
The deposition, believed to be
the first Camille Cosby has given since dozens of women came forward to accuse
her husband of sexual assault, was given under heavy security at the
Springfield Marriott hotel.
Camille Cosby and her lawyers
met with lawyers for the seven women suing her husband for about seven or eight
hours Monday. A lawyer for the women, Joseph Cammarata, said she spent about 2
1/2 hours answering questions and the rest of the time was a back and forth
between lawyers on what she could or should answer. He said a judge had to be
contacted twice.
Cammarata wouldn't characterize
his questions to Camille Cosby, but he said she was in a unique position to
know a lot about Bill Cosby because she has been married to him for 52 years
and has been his business manager.