Leonard Cohen Cross: Kelly: Okay. Now, you also mentioned earlier that there was a brief intimate relationship between you and Ms. Lynch, correct? Cohen: That’s correct. Kelly: Now, being that she was your business manager, you wouldn’t say that was probably the best idea, to have a romantic relationship with your business partner, correct? Cohen: I don’t think it goes the the description of romantic. Kelly: Okay, but it was a sexual relationship, correct? Cohen: It was an intimate relationship, yes. Kelly: Was it a sexual relationship? Cohen: It involved a sexual - yes. Kelly: Not, it was -- it was actually spanning years, correct? Cohen: I’m sorry? Kelly: It actually spanned years, correct? Cohen: I don’t know how long it lasted, sir. ... Kelly: But you would agree with me that it was on and off for a period of time? Cohen: Yes, sir. (RT 275) Kelly: When did it end? Cohen: I don’t remember exactly when it ended. Like many relationships, it - it just dissolved. (RT 276) Kelly? Okay. Do you remember testifying on March 23rd at another hearing? March 23rd, yes. Of this year. You were in this courthouse testifying, correct? Cohen: That is correct. Kelly: Now, you were asked if this was -- if your relationship with Ms. Lynch was purely a business relationship. Do you remember that? Cohen: I did. Kelly: And you actually said that it was, yes, purely a business relationship. (RT 276) Cohen: I have said repeatedly that there was an intimate relationship, but the lady denies it. So I did not want to insist. Kelly: I’m not asking you about what Ms. Lynch said. I’m asking about what you said. You said that yes, that it was purely a business relationship, correct? Cohen: May I explain? Kelly: I’m just asking for if that’s what you said on March 23rd. Cohen: Yes. Kelly: In fact, you were asked a follow up question that -- asking you if that was the extent of it, and again you said yes, that was the extent of it. Cohen: Correct. (RT 277)
