Bill Cosby Accuser Testified Against Sportscaster Marv Albert on Assault Allegations
A woman who accused Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1979 also testified against another famous man who allegedly tried to assault her as well: sportscaster Marv Albert. Albert pleaded guilty to assault and battery one day after her testimony against him.
P.J. Masten said she woke up in a bed naked and bruised next to Cosby in Chicago. Masten said he had given her an alcoholic drink earlier, and she believes she was raped, according to The Associated Press.
She was a surprise witness against Albert in his 1997 trial, claiming he tried to force her to perform oral sex in a Dallas hotel room in 1994. Masten claimed Albert bit her and wore women's panties and a garter during the encounter, and she was only able to escape because she ripped off his toupee.
The sports announcer was charged with assault and sodomy originally when a lover claimed that he bit and attacked her in a hotel room. Albert pleaded guilty to the lesser of the charges, but maintained that Masten's account of what happened was a "complete fabrication."
In a November 1997 interview of "20/20" with Barbara Walters, Albert said he never had a sexual relationship with Masten, who at the time was a VIP representative for Hyatt hotels. He also said he had a hair stylist that would testify that he was wearing a hair weave that couldn't have been torn off.
Masten, now 64, said Friday she was the "blond, bombshell ambush witness" against Albert. However, she said she didn't want to get into details of the case.
"I really don't want to go into that because it's not about him," the New Jersey woman said.
Masten said she knew Cosby from working at Playboy clubs in Chicago, New Jersey and Los Angeles. Masten was told at the time of the assault to not report it because Cosby was Hugh Hefner's "best friend," but she changed her mind after another woman sued Cosby for allegedly forcing her to have sex at the Playboy Mansion when she was 15.
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