Cuba Gooding Jr. Accused Of Sexual Assault

Producer Lil Rod filed an amended grievance in his bombshell lawsuit in opposition to Diddy on Monday (March 25). In line with court docket paperwork obtained by AllHipHop, Lil Rod added actor Cuba Gooding Jr. to the checklist of defendants.

Lil Rod, whose actual identify is Rodney Jones, accused Gooding of sexual assault and harassment. The producer claimed he was sexually assaulted by Gooding on a yacht rented by Diddy within the U.S. Virgin Islands in January 2023. Lil Rod believed he was groomed by Diddy, whose actual identify is Sean Combs, to be handed off to associates comparable to Gooding.

“This concern grew to become a actuality when Mr. Combs launched Mr. Jones to Cuba Gooding Jr. whereas they have been on Mr. Combs’ yacht,” Lil Rod’s lawyer Tyrone Blackburn wrote. “In line with Mr. Jones, through the introduction, Mr. Combs urged that Cuba ‘get to know’ Mr. Jones higher. He then left them alone in a makeshift studio on the yacht. As evidenced by a video, of which screenshots are embedded beneath, Cuba Gooding Jr. started touching, groping, and fondling Mr. Jones’ legs, his higher interior thighs close to his groin, the small of his again close to his buttocks and his shoulders.”

Blackburn continued, “In line with Mr. Jones, he 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.”

Lil Rod blamed Diddy for failing to guard the producer from Gooding, who has a historical past of sexual abuse allegations. Lil Rod additionally accused Diddy of encouraging Gooding to proceed the alleged sexual assault.

“On account of Mr. Combs’ breach of his responsibility, Mr. Jones has suffered and continues to undergo hurt, together with extreme emotional misery, anxiousness and different consequential damages, for which he’s entitled to an award of financial damages and different aid,” Blackburn wrote. “Mr. Combs’ conduct described above was willful, wanton and malicious.”

Lil Rod amended his grievance on the identical day Homeland Safety raided Diddy’s properties as a part of a federal investigation. The feds began trying into allegations of sexual assault and intercourse trafficking after Lil Rod and a number of ladies sued Diddy.