he wouldn't be in this mess if he'd just SHUT THE FUCK UP and not made any comment in response to the allegations these women made against him.
he should've STFU and lived a quiet life out of the public eye. he's had a good run...enough w/being a public figure. but no...he called them out. and now they're suing for defamation. he could use truth as a defense...but that'd require him to prove that the allegations they'd made are false. he don't want that...so he countersues...and now THEY can use truth as defense. so if they prove that their allegations are true they win/he loses.
i believe by countersuing he throws the ball back in their court. figuratively and kinda literally.
everyone will be deposed. including any number of the other women who've accused him of rapey/druggy shenanigans.
this is a mess. it's his fault, IMO. he could've/should've just SHUT THE FUCK UP.