Cuba Gooding Jr settles rape lawsuit ahead of civil trial

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr has settled a lawsuit with an unnamed lady who accused him of raping her in a big apple metropolis hotel room in 2013.

It came as jury choice was approximately to start in a federal civil trial that becomes anticipated to encompass unfavorable testimony in opposition to him.

The Oscar winner, 55, has denied the allegation and insists his interactions with the woman were consensual.

He has been accused of groping and unwanted touching by dozens of girls.

The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.

ultimate yr, Mr. Gooding pleaded guilty to kissing a lady without her consent.

That case noticed him spared from jail or a crook history, with costs touching on 3 other accusers brushed off as part of a plea settlement with prosecutors.

He turned into ordered to finish six months of alcohol and behavioral counseling.

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however, the testimony of those three girls, who say the actor abused them between 2009 and 2019, turned into because of being heard at this civil case in new york.

The now-settled lawsuit became filed in 2020 on behalf of a female-identified best as Jane Doe. The plaintiff sought $6m (£4.8m) in damages.

She alleged that, within the summer season of 2013, Mr. Gooding had brought himself to her at a nearby restaurant and invited her to beverages at the Mercer Inn in Soho, which he turned into staying.

at the motel, she claimed, the actor instructed her he had to change clothes, invited her as much as his fifth-floor room, and started to undress.

The woman stated she had tried to leave however that Mr Gooding blocked her direction, pushed her onto the bed, “would not prevent” touching her, “aggressively removed” her underwear, and penetrated her twice.

A lawyer representing the defendant at the time knew the allegations were “completely false and defamatory”.

The presiding judge ruled remaining week that he might allow testimony from 3 of Mr. Gooding’s other accusers because they have been “sufficiently similar” to the plaintiff’s allegation.

One girl, Kelsey Harbert, said closing yr that Mr. Gooding’s preceding plea deal have been “greater disappointing than phrases can say”.

Jury selection in the trial was set to start at 10:00 EDT on Tuesday, however, neither Mr Gooding nor attorneys for either side confirmed up.

Access at the court’s electronic docket for the case reads: “TRIAL OFF. reason for cancellation: The parties have resolved the problem.”