BILL COSBY SUES SEVEN OF HIS SEX ASSAULT ACCUSERS.

Bill Cosby has struck back against some of the dozens of women who’ve accused him of sexual assault. The world famous comedian countersued seven women who'd sued him for defamation, saying they actually defamed him. By saying he sexually assaulted them, the women hurt his reputation so much that plans for a new family comedy on NBC were derailed, the counterclaim said.

Cosby is seeking unspecified damages and public retractions from the seven women: Tamara Green, Therese Serignese, Linda Traitz, Louisa Moritz, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis and Angela Leslie.

Cosby also denied he had sexually assaulted any of the seven women. He has not been charged with any crime.

Besides defamation, the women are also being sued for tortious interference and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Tortious interference, Jackson said, is "a fancy way of saying so many bad things have happened to me -- I've been taken off TV, I've lost honorary degrees -- it's all your fault and I want damages as a result."

The women made "malicious, opportunistic, and false and defamatory accusations of sexual misconduct against" Cosby, his lawyer Monique Pressley said in a statement. They made the accusations to hurt Cosby's reputation and to obtain financial gain, Pressley said.

"Mr. Cosby is an Emmy Award winner, a 1998 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, and in 2002 Mr. Cosby was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom," the counterclaim says.

The counterclaim said the seven women made accusations after he signed a contract in early 2014 for a new family comedy with NBC. He also expected to sign a contract with Netflix. Those projects were killed or delayed, the counterclaim says.

Cosby's lawyers or representative denied the accusations in the media. For instance, the counterclaim says lawyer Martin Singer responded on November 21, 2014, to Serignese's accusations by saying the "unsubstantiated, fantastical stories about things they [the women] say occurred 30, 40 or even 50 years ago have escalated far past the point of absurdity."

More than 40 women have come forward to publicly accuse Cosby, 78, of assaulting them over four decades, often saying he supplied them with drugs.

Seven of the women sued Cosby for defamation. That resulted in Cosby's counterclaim.

The accusations have taken a toll on Cosby's reputation as a product spokesman, standup comedian and television star.

Cosby lost another honorary degree on Monday. The Boston University board of trustees voted to revoke the honorary doctor of humane letters degree conferred on Cosby in May 2014.

"The board's decision was based on a determination, supported by Mr. Cosby's sworn deposition testimony, that his treatment of women has brought significant and lasting discredit upon himself and is inconsistent with the University's mission and values," the university said in a statement.