Bill Cosby seeks to keep court records out of public eye

A US magistrate will consider whether materials gathered in a defamation case filed by seven women against Bill Cosby can be kept out of the public eye.

The hearing in federal court will focus on a confidentiality agreement that Cosby’s lawyers are proposing in the case by the women, who are among dozens who say he sexually assaulted them decades ago.

The proposal calls for depositions and documents subpoenaed or produced during the pre-trial discovery phase to remain confidential for 14 days.