Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of raping a woman twice after coaxing her into his room at a Manhattan hotel in 2013, in a lawsuit filed against the actor on Tuesday. The new allegations go significantly farther than a series of claims that Mr. Gooding subjected women to unwanted sexual touching, three of which are the basis of an upcoming criminal trial. There, Mr. Gooding ushered the woman up to his room on the fifth floor, where he said he quickly needed to change his clothes, the lawsuit said. When the woman tried to leave the room, the lawsuit said, Mr. Gooding blocked her way out and eventually pushed her onto the bed and raped her. Afterward, as the woman was trying to get away, Mr. Gooding raped her again, according to the complaint.

Source: New York Times August 18, 2020 20:28 UTC