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Cuba Gooding Jr. is finally addressing these sexual assault allegations from producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Smith.
Page six References that Cuba Gooding Jr. revealed that he was surprised to learn that his name was drawn into the swirl of accusations currently swirling around Diddy, aka The Diddler.
The actor's name was part of Lil Rod's lawsuit, which he filed against the Bad Boy general in February. In it, he claimed that while attending one of Diddy's infamous parties, he was drugged and raped and inappropriately touched by the music mogul, all allegations Diddy has denied.
The producer who worked on Diddy's latest album also claimed that Gooding Jr. mocked him, and now the Hollywood actor is responding to those claims, claiming that Jones is after money and is an easy target because of past allegations against him.
Per Page six:
In a new interview with “The PBD Podcast” by Patrick Bet-David, Gooding revealed he was shocked to learn he was named in Smith's lawsuit against Combs.
“That's the craziest thing,” he said. “I wake up in the morning. I turn on the Today show.” [and hear] “Actor Cuba Gooding Jr….” Excuse me! Are you pulling me into this?'
In fact, Gooding claims he's only hung out with Diddy “two or three times,” including on New Year's Eve when he was listening to music on Diddy's yacht with Smith.
“That was it, but this guy who's suing him, he's after the money … I'm sure,” Gooding said. “And by the way, I don't know P. Diddy's life. I don't know what's going on.
“We were acquaintances,” he insisted.
He said they first met in 2019 or 2020 when Gooding's girlfriend, Claudine De Niro, introduced him to Diddy.
Gooding says he believes Smith left his name only because of “the cases I've already been through.”
The Jerry Maguire The star pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in 2022 for locking lips with a woman at a nightclub in 2018 without her consent.
As for Diddy, he's been on the quiet front, but most recently posted a video on Instagram of himself doing things like praying and standing on a beach with the wind blowing, hinting that he's weathering the storm with one of his sermons Bishop TD Jakes. as a soundtrack.
