Cuba Gooding Jr. Speaks On Diddy & Lil Rod’s Lawsuit
In response to TMZ, Gooding Jr. not too long ago appeared on the ‘PBD Podcast,’ hosted by Patrick Guess-David. Throughout 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 mentioned.
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 maintain 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 not too long ago met the music mogul someday between 2019 and 2020. The actor defined that Diddy invited him to his residence 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 hearken to Diddy’s new track on the time of the alleged incident. The actor defined that he sat down subsequent to Jones, and so they posed for numerous photographs.
“They didn’t use this angle,” he continued. “… You made it look the best way 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 mentioned. “I’m certain, and by the best way, I don’t know P. Diddy’s life. I don’t know what he’s going by. I don’t know what the police are going to seek out… We had been acquaintances — two occasions I’ve seen him.”
In response to TMZ, Gooding Jr. seems to be incorrect concerning his declare of assembly Diddy in 2019. The outlet reviews {that a} photograph reveals 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 reviews surfaced of the swimsuit, a lawyer for Diddy spoke out, denying Jones’ allegations.
Nevertheless, in March, Jones amended his lawsuit to additionally embody Cuba Gooding Jr. as a defendant, per The Shade Room. Within the preliminary swimsuit, Jones accused Gooding Jr. of groping him whereas the 2 had been on the music mogul’s yacht in January 2023.
“[Gooding] started touching, groping, and fondling Mr. Jones’ legs, his higher internal thighs close to his groin, the small of his again close to his buttocks, and his shoulders,” the swimsuit acknowledged, 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. along with his arm round Jones.
