Cuba Gooding Jr. Finally Responds to ‘Lil Rod’s’ Shocking Sexual Assault Allegations and Lawsuit
3Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal troubles have led to shocking revelations about his fast-paced lifestyle and famous friends. In February, music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed a lawsuit accusing the Bad Boy founder of sexual harassment. In March, following Homeland Security’s raids on two of Combs’ homes, Jones amended the lawsuit to add Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. as a co-defendant.
In the court documents, he alleges that during an incident on Diddy’s yacht, the rapper/producer introduced Jones to the “Jerry Maguire” star and suggested the actor “get to know” him better. Jones alleges that while he and Gooding Jr. were alone in a studio on the yacht, the actor “began touching, groping, and fondling Mr. Jones’ legs, his upper inner thighs near his groin, the small of his back near his buttocks and his shoulders.”
“He rejected his advances and Mr. Gooding Jr. did not stop until Mr. Jones forcibly pushed him away,” the court documents state.
During a recent appearance on the “PBD Podcast,” when host Patrick Bet-David asked about his reaction to the Diddy controversy and the allegations against him, he explained that the “Last Night” artist was just an acquaintance and that he was on the rapper’s yacht for a very short time on the evening of the alleged incident.
“I went from one ship, ‘Happy New Year,’” he said. “So I hung out with Tyson, next ship there’s Drake. This ship had P. Diddy, he had his guy, his videographer. They’re listening to music. He says, ‘Hey Cuba, you want to hear P. Diddy’s new song?’ I said, ‘Yeah, sure!’ Sit down next to him.