Bill Cosby's retrial on sex assault charges certainly got off with a bang.
And a bust.
A topless woman jumped over a barrier and charged toward the entertainer as he arrived at court Monday morning. She was taken into custody and faces disorderly conduct charges.
The Associated Press photographer on the scene got images of her. We ran a cropped version, both online and in print.
While that no doubt is what most people are talking about, it is not the most important thing that happened on Day One of the trial.
Not by a long shot.
The prosecution released details of the agreement between Cosby and his accuser, Andrea Constand.
In a settlement that ended her 2005 lawsuit against "Cliff Huxtable," Cosby paid Constand $3.4 million. You read it right, that's the kind of numbers that have six zeroes after it.
The prosecution used the figure to allege that Cosby was merely trying to buy her silence. The defense has a different version, that this proves Constand was out for money.
It's also just one of the way that this trial will prove to be much different that the first go-round that ended in a hung jury. The settlement was barely mentioned back then.
Opening arguments are scheduled today.
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