According to CNN, Cuba Gooding Jr. has been charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, related to an alleged incident this past weekend in New York City.
Gooding’s attorney, Mark Heller, said during a press conference that his client is compliant with police and expects to be fully exonerated. He will enter into a not guilty plea.
Heller went into further detail about the case in a press conference: “In my 50 years, almost, of practicing law, I have never seen a case like this one because there is not a scintilla of criminal culpability that can be attributed to Mr. Cuba Gooding Jr. after I have extensively, with my staff, reviewed the video of almost two hours which reflects the entire event for which we are here today. Mr. Gooding has not acted inappropriately in any shape or form. Nothing in the video could even be considered ambiguous and I, frankly, am shocked and horrified that this case is being prosecuted.”
Basically, a 29 year old woman filed a police report that Gooding Jr. had grabbed her breast while Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge in Manhattan on Sunday.
Gooding Jr. denies these claims.
There was a similar situation in 2012, in which he was accused of pushing a bartender, but the charges were later dropped.
We’ll see what happens with the actor…let us know what you think in the comment section.