Cuba Gooding Jr. settles rape case before trial.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. settled with his accuser, avoiding a trial for a decade-old rape case in New York City. The woman alleged that Gooding raped her in his hotel room after they met at a restaurant. Gooding's lawyers insisted that the encounter was consensual. The lawsuit sought $6 million in damages. Gooding has faced other legal troubles, including pleading guilty to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York nightclub in 2018. He was among several Hollywood figures accused of wrongdoing during the #MeToo movement.