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Cuba Gooding Jr Surrenders To Police Over Groping Claim

  Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr on Thursday turned himself in to New York police to face an expected charge of groping a woman in … Continue reading Cuba Gooding Jr Surrenders To Police Over Groping Claim


(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 29, 2019, US actor Cuba Gooding Jr. attends the US premiere of “Rocketman” at Alice Tully Hall in New York. Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr on June 13, 2019 turned himself in to New York police to face an expected charge of groping a woman in a Manhattan bar over the weekend — an allegation he denies. A police spokesman confirmed that the 51-year-old Gooding — who won an Academy Award in 1997 for his performance as a football player in “Jerry Maguire” — had surrendered, but would not comment on the nature of the complaint. Don Emmert / AFP
US actor Cuba Gooding Jr. attends the US premiere of “Rocketman” at Alice Tully Hall in New York.
Don Emmert / AFP

 

Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr on Thursday turned himself in to New York police to face an expected charge of groping a woman in a Manhattan bar over the weekend — an allegation he denies.

A police spokesman confirmed that the 51-year-old Gooding — who won an Academy Award in 1997 for his performance as a football player in “Jerry Maguire” — had surrendered, but would not comment on the nature of the complaint.

Several US media outlets reported that a woman says that Gooding, a native New Yorker, grabbed her breast during a night out late on Sunday.

When asked about the incident on Tuesday at Los Angeles airport by celebrity news outlet TMZ, Gooding denied the allegations and said “nothing” happened.

“I trust the system. There’s a tape that shows what really happened,” he said.

Other reports indicate a second woman has come forward with claims that the actor groped her buttocks in March 2008, also in a Manhattan club.

Gooding’s first major role came in the groundbreaking 1991 movie about life in the inner city, “Boyz n the Hood.” More recently, he played OJ Simpson in “The People vs OJ Simpson: American Crime Story.”

AFP