Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. faced a civil trial, which he averted by settling with the woman alleging he raped her in a New York City hotel in 2013.
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has resolved his New York City forcible touching case with a guilty plea to a lesser charge and no jail time after complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April. AP reporter Mike Sisak explains. has settled with his accuser, who alleged he raped her in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records. The actor had insisted through lawyers that his encounter with the woman was consensual after the two met at a nearby restaurant.
The lawsuit sought $6 million in damages. Attorney Gloria Allred, one of several representing the woman, declined comment.Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty to forcibly touching woman at NY nightclubThe actor was accused of rape in a lawsuit brought forward by a woman whose lawyers said she was entitled to $2 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages for the"significant emotional distress" she suffered after meeting Gooding.
The lawsuit alleged Gooding got violent in the room, pushing the woman onto the bed and forcibly raping her while ignoring her pleas for him to stop.Prior to the trial, Crotty ruled that he would let three women testify during Gooding's trial. Outside court, Becker and another defense attorney, Edward Vincent Sapone, said that a third witness, a former female bartender at the restaurant, could also testify about the woman’s return to the restaurant and what she said.The Oscar-winning actor plead guilty in April 2022 to a misdemeanor, admitting he forcibly kissed a worker at a New York nightclub in 2018.
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