Attorneys for Bill Cosby have asked that a defamation lawsuit filed in federal court in Massachusetts be put on hold as he defends himself in a criminal case in Pennsylvania.
Seven women have accused Cosby of sexual assault in Massachusetts alone.
Along with dozens of other women , they say he drugged and assaulted them.
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