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Bill Cosby Admits Under Oath He Used Quaaludes to Drug Women

The sworn statement was filed in Donna Motsinger's 1972 rape case as Cosby petitions for dismissal.

Overview

  • Court documents obtained by TMZ state he renewed sedative prescriptions at least seven times and used them to facilitate sexual encounters while he remained sober.
  • Cosby said a gynecologist friend, Dr. Leroy Amar, provided a Quaalude prescription during a poker game at Amar's Los Angeles home before 1972.
  • Reports citing California records indicate Amar lost his state medical license in 1979.
  • Cosby was convicted in Pennsylvania in 2018 and served three years before the state Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 2021.
  • Civil exposure continues, including a Santa Monica judgment ordering $500,000 for a 1975 assault and allegations from more than 60 women spanning 1965 to 2008.