At 89, Bill Cosby's Health Crisis Derails Deposition Schedule

Bill Cosby won’t be sitting for a deposition anytime soon. The 89-year-old former actor missed scheduled testimony in late June due to serious health complications that his legal team says make in-person court appearances nearly impossible to manage.

According to documents obtained by TMZ, attorney Jennifer Bonjean laid out the specifics: Cosby is legally blind, faces significant mobility limitations, and requires round-the-clock assistance from a male caregiver just to handle basic daily functions. That support person wasn’t available on the originally scheduled dates of June 23 and 24, which meant the deposition couldn’t happen. It’s a stark portrait of someone whose once-commanding public presence has been reduced by age and deteriorating health.

The legal troubles keep piling up regardless. Cosby was denied a new trial back in May—his second bid to mount a fresh defense against rape allegations brought by Donna Motsinger. That denial essentially closed the door on his attempts to overturn the conviction and start over. Now, his physical condition is creating a new layer of complexity in an already tangled legal battle that’s been defined by delay, denial, and the slow grinding of the justice system.

At this point, Cosby’s health crisis isn’t just a personal struggle. It’s become a procedural one, too. Depositions and court appearances require presence—literally being there—and when someone can’t manage that without specialized care and logistical coordination, the machinery of litigation has to adapt. Whether that works in his favor or just prolongs the inevitable remains an open question, but one thing’s clear: time is running out in more ways than one.