Cuba Gooding Jr. is talking out after being named in Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones‘ sexual assault lawsuit in opposition to Diddy.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Speaks On Diddy & Lil Rod’s Lawsuit
In keeping with TMZ, Gooding Jr. just lately appeared on the ‘PBD Podcast,’ hosted by Patrick Guess-David. Through the dialog, Guess-David requested Gooding Jr. to share his ideas on the current occasions concerning Diddy, together with his houses being raided.
“I imply, that’s loopy. That’s the craziest factor I’d ever — after which… how about me?” he stated.
The actor defined that one morning, he discovered that he was named in Jones’ sexual assault and harassment lawsuit in opposition to the music mogul.
“…I get up within the morning [and] I flip [sic] on and [I hear,] ‘Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.’ — I used to be like, ‘Excuse me?!’” he continued. “[You’re] pulling me into this?!”
Gooding Jr. defined that “no matter” Diddy is “coping with” is “part of his journey.”
“I can’t think about that he’s silly sufficient to do no matter he’s doing and hold it on his premises,” he defined. “I believe that the raid and all of that stuff — solely time will inform who was concerned, [and] who had been a frequent visitor in these locations and areas.”
The Actor Speaks On The Alleged Sexual Assault Incident & His Relationship With Diddy
Gooding Jr. went on to elucidate that he had solely just lately met the music mogul someday between 2019 and 2020. The actor defined that Diddy invited him to his house on the time.
The actor added that he hadn’t seen Diddy because the evening Jones alleged Gooding Jr. dedicated sexual assault in opposition to him whereas on the music mogul’s yacht.
“Hadn’t seen him since that evening the place this man with this image, and says that I had my shoulder on him and all these items,” the actor continued.
Gooding Jr. defined that Jones requested the actor to take heed to Diddy’s new music on the time of the alleged incident. The actor defined that he sat down subsequent to Jones, they usually posed for varied images.
“They didn’t use this angle,” he continued. “… You made it look the way in which you wished it to look… [but] it was like, right here we’re simply listening to music!”
The actor defined that this was the one encounter he had with Jones earlier than leaving the yacht. Nevertheless, earlier than concluding, Gooding Jr. made further claims about Jones.
“So this man who’s suing him [Diddy] goes after the cash, man,” he stated. “I’m certain, and by the way in which, I don’t know P. Diddy’s life. I don’t know what he’s going by means of. I don’t know what the police are going to search out… We have been acquaintances — two instances I’ve seen him.”
In keeping with TMZ, Gooding Jr. seems to be incorrect concerning his declare of assembly Diddy in 2019. The outlet studies {that a} photograph exhibits the pair “subsequent to one another,” which was taken in 2003.
A Transient Recap Of The Allegations In opposition to The Music Mogul & Cuba Gooding Jr.
As The Shade Room beforehand reported, Jones filed a sexual assault and harassment lawsuit in opposition to Diddy in February 2024. To notice, Jones was a former worker of Diddy’s and accused the mogul of grooming him for intercourse and touching him inappropriately.
Moreover, Jones accused Diddy of subjecting him to undesirable advances by his entourage.
After studies surfaced of the swimsuit, a lawyer for Diddy spoke out, denying Jones’ allegations.
Nevertheless, in March, Jones amended his lawsuit to additionally embrace Cuba Gooding Jr. as a defendant, per The Shade Room. Within the preliminary swimsuit, Jones accused Gooding Jr. of groping him whereas the 2 have been on the music mogul’s yacht in January 2023.
“[Gooding] started touching, groping, and fondling Mr. Jones’ legs, his higher inside thighs close to his groin, the small of his again close to his buttocks, and his shoulders,” the swimsuit said, per NBC Information. “[Jones] was extraordinarily uncomfortable and proceeded to lean away from Mr. Gooding Jr. He rejected his advances, and Mr. Gooding Jr. didn’t cease till Mr. Jones forcibly pushed him away.”
Moreover, Jones additionally included a photograph of him and Gooding Jr. from their alleged encounter. The image reportedly confirmed Gooding Jr. together with his arm round Jones.
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