Cuba Gooding Jr has asked a US judge to dismiss a $6 million civil lawsuit filed by a woman who accused the Oscar-winning actor of raping her twice in 2013, saying she took too long to sue by waiting nearly seven years. 
 
The woman, known in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, sued Gooding in August 2020 for allegedly raping her in August 2013 at a hotel room in Manhattan`s SoHo neighbourhood, soon after she met him in a Greenwich Village restaurant and lounge. Gooding has denied her claims. 
 
In a Monday night filing in federal court in Manhattan, Gooding`s lawyers said laws allowing rape accusers to sue their alleged perpetrators after many years applied to victims who had suppressed traumatic rapes or did not initially realize they had been raped, and did not apply to Doe. 
 
They said letting Doe invoke the seven-year statute of limitations under a New York City law protecting victims of gender-motivated violence violated Gooding`s due process rights under the U.S. and New York state constitutions. 
"No exceptional circumstances forced her to wait," Gooding's lawyers said. "Plaintiff choosing to sue Mr. Gooding, Jr almost seven years later will not rectify any serious injustice; the opposite is true." 
 
Doe`s lawyers have argued the seven-year statute of limitations applies in this case, and have also rejected a defense request that their client reveal her name, saying the case involved "matters of a highly sensitive and personal nature." 
 
Last year, US&nbsp;District Judge Paul Crotty in Manhattan granted a default judgment on Gooding`s liability, but both parties later agreed to set that judgment aside because Gooding`s failure to formally respond to Doe`s accusations was not willful. 
Gooding, 54, won a best supporting actor Oscar in 1997 for 'Jerry Maguire' and portrayed O.J. Simpson in the 2016 television miniseries 'The People v. O.J. Simpson.' 
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Cuba Gooding Jr has asked a US judge to dismiss a $6 million civil lawsuit filed by a woman who accused the Oscar-winning actor of raping her twice in 2013, saying she took too long to sue by waiting nearly seven years.

Cuba Gooding Jr has asked a US judge to dismiss a $6 million civil lawsuit filed by a woman who accused the Oscar-winning actor of raping her twice in 2013, saying she took too long to sue by waiting nearly seven years. The woman, known in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, sued Gooding in August 2020 for allegedly raping her in August 2013 at a hotel room in Manhattan`s SoHo neighbourhood, soon after she met him in a Greenwich Village restaurant and lounge. Gooding has denied her claims. In a Monday night filing in federal court in Manhattan, Gooding`s lawyers said laws allowing rape accusers to sue their alleged perpetrators after many years applied to victims who had suppressed traumatic rapes or did not initially realize they had been raped, and did not apply to Doe. They said letting Doe invoke the seven-year statute of limitations under a New York City law protecting victims of gender-motivated violence violated Gooding`s due process rights under the U.S. and New York state constitutions. "No exceptional circumstances forced her to wait," Gooding's lawyers said. "Plaintiff choosing to sue Mr. Gooding, Jr almost seven years later will not rectify any serious injustice; the opposite is true." Doe`s lawyers have argued the seven-year statute of limitations applies in this case, and have also rejected a defense request that their client reveal her name, saying the case involved "matters of a highly sensitive and personal nature." Last year, US District Judge Paul Crotty in Manhattan granted a default judgment on Gooding`s liability, but both parties later agreed to set that judgment aside because Gooding`s failure to formally respond to Doe`s accusations was not willful. Gooding, 54, won a best supporting actor Oscar in 1997 for 'Jerry Maguire' and portrayed O.J. Simpson in the 2016 television miniseries 'The People v. O.J. Simpson.'

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr asks US judge to throw out rape accuser's lawsuit

Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of raping a woman twice in a New York City hotel room in 2013, according to a civil lawsuit filed on Tuesday. 
 
The woman, identified in the lawsuit only as "Jane Doe," said she met Gooding in a Manhattan bar in August 2013 and was invited to join him for drinks at a nearby hotel. 
 
Gooding asked her up to his hotel room, where he said he needed to change his clothes. The actor then raped her both vaginally and anally, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in the Southern District of New York. 
 
Gooding`s attorney, Mark Jay Heller, said the allegations were untrue. 
 
"The allegations are false. It`s an event that took place seven years ago. No complaint was ever lodged. We believe the allegations and the complaint will be dismissed," Heller told Reuters by phone. 
 
The woman is seeking a jury trial as well as compensatory and punitive damages. 
 
Gooding, 52, won a best supporting actor Oscar in 1997 for the film 'Jerry Maguire' and is known for roles in movies including 'A Few Good Men' and 'The Butler' and in the television miniseries 'The People v. O.J. Simpson.' 
 
In 2019, the actor pleaded not guilty in New York to charges of groping three different women in incidents in nightclubs in the city 2018. Those criminal cases have yet to be resolved. 
 
 
 
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Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of raping a woman twice in a New York City hotel room in 2013, according to a civil lawsuit filed on Tuesday.

Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of raping a woman twice in a New York City hotel room in 2013, according to a civil lawsuit filed on Tuesday. The woman, identified in the lawsuit only as "Jane Doe," said she met Gooding in a Manhattan bar in August 2013 and was invited to join him for drinks at a nearby hotel. Gooding asked her up to his hotel room, where he said he needed to change his clothes. The actor then raped her both vaginally and anally, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in the Southern District of New York. Gooding`s attorney, Mark Jay Heller, said the allegations were untrue. "The allegations are false. It`s an event that took place seven years ago. No complaint was ever lodged. We believe the allegations and the complaint will be dismissed," Heller told Reuters by phone. The woman is seeking a jury trial as well as compensatory and punitive damages. Gooding, 52, won a best supporting actor Oscar in 1997 for the film 'Jerry Maguire' and is known for roles in movies including 'A Few Good Men' and 'The Butler' and in the television miniseries 'The People v. O.J. Simpson.' In 2019, the actor pleaded not guilty in New York to charges of groping three different women in incidents in nightclubs in the city 2018. Those criminal cases have yet to be resolved.

Cuba Gooding Jr accused of 2013 rape in lawsuit filed by unnamed woman

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Actor Cuba Gooding Jr asks US judge to throw out rape accuser's lawsuit

Cuba Gooding Jr accused of 2013 rape in lawsuit filed by unnamed woman