article_snippet: Cosby made no direct reference to the accusations or the scores of women making the scores of women, but the beleaguered comedian has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
article_snippet: Cosby has also canceled or postponed more than a dozen performances amid the allegations, many of which exceed the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution.
article_snippet: Last month, Cosby's lawyers asked a federal judge to toss out a defamation lawsuit filed by three women - Tamara Green, Therese Serignese and Linda Traitz - accusing the beloved actor of sexual offenses.
article_snippet: The former star of The Cosby Show hasn't been charged with any crime.
article_snippet: In their defamation lawsuit, the accusers, all of whom have stepped forward in recent years to detail the alleged abuse, said Cosby's representatives publicly branded their as liars while trying to defend his innocence.
article_snippet: But Cosby's lawyers said the actor was merely acting in self-defense as the actor character was under attack. '
article_snippet: The law does not require that one stand idly by while the actor is publicly attacked,' Cosby's lawyers argued in Cosby's lawyers 38-page filing. '
article_snippet: Lawyers for the three accusers have until March 20 to file a reply to Cosby's motion to dismiss the suit.