Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded not guilty to four misdemeanor counts related to two allegations of sexual misconduct in New York.
The “Jerry Maguire” star, 51, already faced a charge of forcible touching related to an incident at a Manhattan bar over the summer. But a new charge laid out in the indictment Tuesday stems from an October 2018 allegation by a second woman. The “American Crime Story” star surrendered to law enforcement and was processed before the hearing on Tuesday. He arrived in handcuffs to New York Supreme Court, where he appeared alongside attorney Mark J. Heller. After the arraignment, a judge released the actor on his own recognizance.
According to the indictment, the 2018 incident took place at Tao nightclub on Oct. 24, 2018. There, Gooding allegedly pinched the buttocks of a woman without her consent and also made sexually suggestive remarks to her. He denied his conduct and stated that he would never return to the downtown nightclub again, prosecutors said.According to court documents obtained by The Times, Assistant Dist. Atty.
Gooding has been embroiled in the legal saga since the summer. He first turned himself in to New York authorities in June after a woman alleged that he grabbed her breast while he was intoxicated in a Manhattan nightclub. The actor was then charged with one count of forcible touching, a misdemeanor offense, and