Cuba Gooding Jr .: Actor faces charges of forced contact in New York, says lawyer

Cuba's Gooding Jr. lawyer said Thursday that the security video would excuse the actor from accusations that he would have fumbled a woman at a nightclub in New York. A video of Magic Hour's rooftop Magic Hour in Manhattan has shown no crime on the part of Gooding, said his lawyer, Mark Heller, to the Associated Press.

"There's not the slightest scintilla of inappropriate conduct on his part," Heller said.

Gooding, 51, smiled and waved when he went to the investigators of the Special Victims Division of the New York Police Department on Thursday.

A 29-year-old woman told the police that Oscar-winning star "Jerry Maguire" had grabbed her chest while he was intoxicated around 11:15 pm Sunday. Gooding denies the allegations. He should be charged with forcibly entering and pleading guilty, Heller said.

Sending to reporters, Heller said the woman who made the allegation was visible on the video that followed Gooding and that at one point he was asked to leave him alone. "This person must have been displeased to be rejected, and she apparently went to make this false complaint," Heller said.

Heller attributed the charges to "overzealous lawsuits".

"I must say that it was really very disturbing for me after my office watched the video, which prosecutors did not refuse to pursue," Heller said.

The woman told the police that the two men had quarreled and that she had left the club to call 911. Heller denied the existence of an argument or d & # 39; ;An altercation. The lawyer also disputed media allegations that a second woman was revealed in recent days, who reportedly told police that Gooding grabbed her buttocks at a New York restaurant in 2008.

"There is no behavior," Heller said. "It's not uncommon for people to go off the beaten track when such things happen."

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office declined to comment. Gooding was involved in another incident related to a bar in New Orleans in 2012. In this case, a bartender stated that the actor was agitated by customers who wanted pictures with him and that he was not happy. he had pushed her to leave when she had asked him to leave.

An arrest warrant was issued, but the bartender refused to file a complaint.

On Sunday night, Gooding told TMZ that he was at Magic Hour partying with friends but that he was not touching anyone. He said that there is a video that shows "what has really happened".

"I trust the system and let the process speak for itself," Gooding said. There is a tape that shows what has really happened and that is the most important thing – do not take that away from it. "

The videos posted on social networks show Gooding at the Manhattan Bar singing the movie's "Faithfully" tube and posing for photos with the fans.

The bar, located on the roof of the Moxy Hotel, near Times Square, features a mini golf course and offers stunning views of the Empire State Building and others. Interest sites of the Big Apple. Gooding, originally from the Bronx, became famous after playing in "Boyz N the Hood" in 1991.

Six years later, he won an Oscar for his role as a professional football player in "Jerry Maguire". His signature, "Show me the money", has become a popular slogan.

Gooding was nominated for an Emmy Award last year for playing OJ Simpson in the FX series "The People v. OJ Simpson" and has recently appeared on Broadway and in the West End of London as an artist. lawyer Billy Flynn in "Chicago".