Bill Cosby, the once-beloved TV icon whose image crumbled during a highly publicized sexual assault scandal in recent years, is now facing foreclosure on his Manhattan townhouse.
Court documents show the 87-year-old allegedly owes millions on the Lenox Hill property, which he and his wife, Camille, purchased back in 1980.
CitiMortgage filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court this week, claiming the former sitcom star defaulted on a $4.2 million loan tied to the four-story residence at 243 E. 61st St., according to Crain’s.
The financial giant alleges the Cosbys still owe $3.7 million in principal, with the rest racking up in interest and fees.
The brownstone, located between Second and Third avenues, spans 5,000 square feet.
While its purchase price is unclear, records suggest it served as a second home.
Reports from the late 1990s indicate that the property was primarily used by Cosby’s son, Ennis, who graduated from Columbia University and was murdered in 1997 in Los Angeles.
Cosby, once known as “America’s Dad” for his role as Cliff Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” saw his reputation crater after dozens of women accused him of sexual misconduct.
Convicted in 2018 for assaulting a woman 14 years earlier, he served three years of a 10-year prison sentence before Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 2021.
Cosby has repeatedly denied all allegations against him.
As of now, Cosby has no legal representation listed in the foreclosure case, and his former attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, who famously got his conviction overturned, has not commented.
CitiMortgage’s lawyer also declined to respond to inquiries about the case.
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NEW YORK POST
