Cuba Gooding Jr. Settles Lawsuit Over New York City Rape Accusation Before Trial, Court Records Say
etonline.comCuba Gooding Jr. has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records.
Tuesday's revelation came as a trial was set to begin in federal court.The Oscar-winning «Jerry Maguire» star had insisted through lawyers that his encounter with the woman was consensual after the two met at a nearby restaurant in Manhattan.The woman had proceeded anonymously until last week, when Judge Paul A.
Crotty ruled that she would have to reveal her name at trial. She said in her lawsuit that Gooding raped her in his hotel room after convincing her to stop at the room so he could change clothing.
His lawyers, though, insisted that it was consensual sex and that she bragged afterward to others that she had sex with a celebrity.The lawsuit sought $6 million in damages.
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