The guilty plea came nearly three years after the the Oscar-winning 'Jerry Maguire' star was arrested in the case that saw several delays as his lawyers sought to get charges reduced or dismissed.
NEW YORK -- Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018.The guilty plea came nearly three years after the Oscar-winning"Jerry Maguire" star was arrested in the case that saw several delays as his lawyers sought to get charges reduced or dismissed.
He told the judge he"kissed the waitress on her lips" without consent at the LAVO New York nightclub.Gooding's plea deal calls for no jail time. If he continues counseling for six months, he can withdraw the misdemeanor plea and plead guilty to a lesser violation of harassment. A few months later, he was charged in two additional cases as more women came forward to accuse him of abuse. The new charges alleged he pinched a server's buttocks after making a sexually suggestive remark to her at TAO Downtown and forcibly touched a woman inappropriately at the LAVO nightclub, both in 2018.
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