{O/C} Staying in America, actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty on Wednesday to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York nightclub in 2018.
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With two other women accusing him of his impropriety, Gooding, for the first time, publicly apologised to them.
The 54-year-old actor is accused of harassing three different women at various Mahattan night spots in 2018 and 2019. Telling the judge he kissed the waitress on her lips without her consent at the LAVO New York Club, he pleaded guilty to only one of the allegations.
But the plea deal helps the Oscar-winning actor dodge any possibility of jail time on the condition that he continues "alcohol and behaviour modification" counselling for six straight months. Then he can withdraw the misdemeanour plea and instead plead guilty to a lesser harassment charge.
Gooding was arrested back in June 2019 after a 29-year-old female accused him of fondling her without consent at a bar near Times Square.
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