EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br /> <br />Comedian Bill Cosby was sued for defamation on Wednesday (December 10) in Massachusetts by a sexual assault accuser who said he branded her a liar in public statements made through his representatives denying her allegations of abuse.<br /> <br />The lawsuit is at least the third arising from a wave of sexual misconduct allegations leveled against Cosby by more than a dozen women during the past several years.<br /> <br />The alleged assault occurred in the early 1970s.<br /> <br />Neither Cosby nor his attorney were available for comment.<br /> <br />The cast of dark existential comedy "Birdman" led the Screen Actors Guild film award nominations on Wednesday (December 10), earning four nods from its peers in the kick-off to the Hollywood awards season.<br /> <br />"Birdman," about a has-been Hollywood star bent on reviving his career on the stage, netted nominations for Michael Keaton (best actor), Emma Stone (best supporting actress)
