Saturday, 20 February 2016

Dr. Drew files court statement supporting ‘overly honest’ Janice Dickinson’s claim Bill Cosby raped her

More than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault.
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More than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault.

One of Bill Cosby's most high-profile accusers is “overly honest” — and came forward years ago, says Dr. Drew Pinsky.

Model Janice Dickinson, one of more than 50 women accusing the fallen funnyman of sexual assault, told Drew on a 2010 “Celebrity Rehab” episode she had been raped by an unnamed “prominent celebrity” in 1982, the reality TV doctor said in a new, explosive declaration supporting Dickinson’s defamation case against Cosby.

“She said she feared to say the name because it would have legal consequences,” the “Loveline” host wrote in a document obtained by the Daily News.

The “blunt and unvarnished” Dickinson is “an honest person,” Drew added in support of the ex-model, whom Cosby has branded a liar.

“In fact, in the entertainment industry Ms. Dickinson has a reputation for being plain spoken and sometimes overly honest,” he wrote.

Drew, who treated Dickinson for her substance abuse, further argued that the former “America's Next Top Model” judge’s battle with addiction had no bearing on her ability to be truthful.

“In my professional opinion, an addict may get clean and sober and become an honest and truthful person,” he testified in the declaration. “I believe that has been the case for Ms. Dickinson.”