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good evening. tonight, a stunning new development in the drama for bill cosby. a just released court document from 2005 shows for the first

time the embattled once beloved comedian made a disturbing admission about sex and drugs. more than two dozen women accused cosby of sexual abuse for drugging them. allegations he has always denied. so what now? here's abc's linzie davis who has covered the story from the start. >> reporter: tonight a bombshell document citing bill cosby in his own words saying yes when asked if he purchased prescription sedatives to give to young women he wanted to have sex with. the apparent admission coming to light after a judge release aid motion from the plaintiff's attorney from a 2005 sexual abuse suit by andrea konsand. he testified he gave the quaaludes to one wo manned and quote, other people. >> you can understand why bill cosby's lawyers didn't want this to come out. it looks terrible for him. even if no one can use this to sue bill cosby or prosecute bill

koz beach. cosby. it eliminates any argument that bill cosby has been an innocent victim of women looking to make a buck and a media out to get him. >> reporter: the first in what became an onslaught of women filing accusing bill cosby of sexable abuse or drugging them. she accused him of drugging and abusing her inside his home while employed by temple university. tonight the attorney representing three women suing cosby told us they feel these developments are a victory. >> they are very very happy. they look forward to the opportunity to present their case in court and to have the truth be told. >> reporter: two months ago i sat down with bill cosby for an exclusive interview. he refused to address the allegations directly. >> it's interesting. this is a situation that is unprecedented. my family my friends, i have

been in this business 52 years and i will -- i have never seen anything like this. and reality is the situation. and i -- i can't speak. >> reporter: the man formerly known as america's favorite dad was facing down a barrage of accusations. from more than two dozen women. >> bill cosby made me a victim. >> mr. cosby drugged me. >> reporter: who have all come forward over the past year claiming they were drugged or sexually assaued by koz beach. in most cases decades ago. >> he flipped me over and sexually assaulted me. >> his behavior was like that of a predator. >> reporter: cosby's legal team issued a number of denials to these allegations and cosby has never been criminally charged. instead the subject of a media firestorm. >> if you feel that the media

has been fair? >> let's leave that alone. >> okay all right. >> because that's a fight. >> okay. >> reporter: prior to tonight's developments developments, despite the mountain of allegations there are those who have stood by him all the while, including cosby show co-star phylisia rashad. >> what has happened is declaration in the media of guilt without proof. >> reporter: how would you explain to people who have never met him who bill cosby is? >> he is an intellectual. he is generous. he is kind. >> reporter: it is yet to be seen if cosby's biggest supporters will continue to stand by him. but many tonight are wondering if and how this newly unearthed document will affect the charges against him. >> this is a big deal to know that bill cosby's admitted that he gave quaaludes to a woman.

as a legal matter this may not change much with regard to any civil lawsuits or the prospect of any potential criminal lawsuits because of the statute of limitations. >> reporter: for some the fact that this document is being exposed at all is a win. >> this sheds new light on the truthfulness of those statements of mr. cosby and his -- spokespeople. >> reporter: in the pages of the document other details, cosby's testimony alludes that he called his agent at the william morris agency and asked him to send money to a witness. when asked if he thought one witness would go to the press with the story after he sent her the money. cosby responds no. actress beverly johnson shares what she says happened to her. >> he placed his hand on my waist. >> reporter: describing an incident at cosby's house when she says he drugged her drink. johnson reacting to the document release. i am not at all surprised.

truth does not have an expiration date. i hope this admission will give all will tine find their voice and speak up. i am desensitized. it didn't take this to know my truth. >> i took a couple of sips from the cappuccino. from the first and then the second sip. i knew i had been drugged. i feel very lucky that i wasn't raped. and i don't think i was raped. but i don't know how i got home. i don't know how i got upstairs. i would imagine it was my doorman that took me out of the taxi and got me upstairs. it was almost like a family member had betrayed me. it was such a huge sense of betrayal for me. >> reporter: the details of her story are similar to alleged incidents described by other women who say cosby drugged them too. >> he had no right to do that. >> there was a time when i was

at dinner at his brown stone. and i had one glass of and the next thing i knew i was slumped over the toilet throwing up. i was sick. i was confused. i was foggy. i had really no idea what was happening. >> the next thing i remember i was on the couch and he was removing my underwear. >> late tonight bill cosby's pr team releasing to abc news a statement about the deposition. the only reason mr. cosby settled was because it would have been embarrassing in those days to put all right women on the stand and his family had no clue. that would have been very hurtful. for "nightline," i'm linzie davis in new york. >> next when you are an elite athlete like women's cup champ, ali krieger. you are always on display. for a select few, espn's the body issue takes things to a whole new level. >> plus sold. joan river's penthouse for a

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team captured the world cup and america's heart over the weekend. with power, speed, grace they showed us what world class athletes look like on the field. tonight a look off the field and out of uniform if you will. abc's reporter got aun precedentssgot -- an unprecedented look at the new body of espn's "the bodier to." >> on the field, ali krieger turned heads with the team's jaw dropping wins during the women's world cup. but off the field, she w turning heads for totally different reason. >> my mascara is my war paint. i don't go get the mail without wearing it. >> reporter: stripping down and baring it all for the cameras and 14 million people see. >> look good. feel good. play good. that's my motto. >> reporter: she is not the only one. ali is one of 24 athletes going nude tastefully for the espn magazine "body issue" joining stars from nearly every sport

including venus williams rob gronkowski and michael phelps. this year's list includes the big, burly bodies of the nfl gridiron. >> then there is also my body type. i have more muscle to me. >> to the nimble body of the balance beam. >> this one i am not flexible enough to do that one. i would break my back. >> reporter: with some athletes taking pride in their body's natural form. >> one thing that being older definitely benefits. i am so much stronger than i have ever been. >> reporter: others expressing the beauty and changing shape. >> i put in some work. a big transformation for me. >> reporter: while the poses and glossy pics make athletes come to life it is a different picture behind the camera. espn, abc's sister company, granted access to the closed off set, university of nevada las vegas for the first time of in the seven year history of the body issue outside cameras were allowed to go behind the scenes

with one of the issue's coveted athletes. bryce harper is having an mvp season for the washington nationals. and ills the leading vote getter for league all-star game. and this season he is letting his fans get a closer more personal look at his body of work. >> i have been wanting to do this since i was 15 years old. this is something that is really cool to me. and you know god gave me a body so i am going to. >> feel good. smell good. play good. >> normal hair makeup? >> makeup, i don't usually put that stuff of on. it depend on what shoot it is for. guys it is kind of easy. the weird and stuff. do just a little bit. >> reporter: the magazine says it is not pornography and they don't show privates in their images. rather they see the issue as artistic expression of the

athletic form. >> how do you take it from nudity to art? >> that's the part of the experiment basically we have to find the right angle and the right light just to -- to stay on the right line. >> take me through the moment of removing the robe for the first time. was that nerve-racking? >> no. not really. i don't care. i mean it's -- you know i'm, i guess i am just very comfortable in what my body looks like. and it's -- i'm not scared to do anything. >> reporter: scared or not. we still caught him getting in a few sets to make sure he looked camera ready. >> did you do anything specifically preparing for knowing you might do this? >> the last couple days organic juicing. vegetables fruits. i think that's huge. >> six hours of this. they're still going. >> reporter: but even after dropping robe and strugt their stuff for the cameras, the athletes have to make it past these people. >> definitely looks more cut here.

>> in bristol, connecticut, we're there as the team behind espn the magazine inspects every photo. >> this is an amazing line. >> ultimately deciding which make the cut and which get left behind. >> why do we like this one better? >> initially we liked it because of the tattoo you can see the tattoo really well. and his face looks great there. you can see his eyes a little better. >> reporter: why do you decide to do this? >> it is a great way to show athletes in an entirely different way to a public that only sees them on the floor, on the court, on the field. >> i can't believe i am doing this. >> the rules for every athlete are the same. they all shoot entirelien the buff. gronkowski's 2012 suit legendary, for dichgtching the robe and walking around the set nude the majority of the day. >> reporter: how do you convince them to do this an let it all hang out so to speak? >> we actually have a lot of

athletes that come to us saying i'm dying to be in the body issue. >> reporter: any bed outody out there right now, steph curry, what's your wish list? >> you know lebron is on there. sharapova. >> reporter: after multiple shoots and thousand of photos only six get chosen for the famous body issue cover. >> what's the toughest part about this issue every year? >> narrowing it down. >> we have ten possible covers. we will choose six covers. and we'll be upset about all the ones we don't get to choose. >> and this year price gets picked as one of the lucky few. >> how did it go? know i enjoyed it. it's something i always wanted to do. to just show that off a little bit and have some fun with it. it was a lot of fun for me. >> for "nightline," behind the scenes at the espn body issue. >> who should be the next to grace the cover of the body issue? tell us on our "nightline"

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finally tonight, prepare yourself for some maj estate envy. we take you inside joan rivers' former penthouse which was just snapped up for $28 million. but pricely dream homes aren't always so quick to fly off the market. >> this is my apart. and it is very grand. >> grand is one way to put it.

>> reporter: grand is one way to put it. joan rivers wasn't the only piece of work on display in her documentary. her ornate apartment also in the spotlight. >> this is how maria antoinette would have lived if she had money. >> reporter: lavish digs four bed rooms, 5,000 square feet. 23 foot ceilings. no wonder the apartment sold for an astounding $28 million. we visited joan at her home in 2009. >> i usually don't let people come over. i must be very sad or very drunk. >> she gave abc's david muir a tour and showed her prized possessions. >> her photographs. >> my life most on the piano. >> reporter: impressive hammage to famous names. >> prince charles again. i'm sensing quite a little friendship here. >> we're always laughing. not one picture of us that we are not laughing. >> reporter: not laughing as

much is actress sarah jessica parker. >> it's more than you were looking to pay. >> how much more? >> more. >> reporter: she may have gotten her dream home in "sex and the city" but sarah jessica parker struggled to sell hers. parker first listed the greenwich village townhouse she bought with her husband but reportedly never lived in back in 2012. to sell the massive home parker enlisted the help of million dollar listing star fred wreck ecklund. the house spanning 6,800 square feet over five floors the closet that would impress carrie bradshaw. >> just get me a really big closet. >> reporter: parker's townhouse sold last week for $18.25 million. a big loss for parker and broderick. don't cry for them yet. even a competitive real estate market can't drive these

homeowners from the city. >> $28 million for an apartment? can you imagine it? was mark twain who once said buy land. they're not making it anymore. thank you for watching abc news. tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow. as always we are online 24/7 at abcnews.com. good night, america.

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