Deemed a potential “serial rapist” by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, former Scrubs co-executive producer Eric Weinberg was denied bail Tuesday and hauled away into custody in handcuffs by sheriff’s deputies.
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3RD UPDATE: Cuba Gooding Jr. will receive no jail time in his forcible touching case after pleading guilty to a lesser charge today in Manhattan Criminal Court and complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April. Gooding replaced his misdemeanor plea with a plea to a noncriminal harassment violation and faces no additional penalties.
2ND UPDATE: Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents a woman who is suing Cuba Gooding Jr. in a civil case that alleges a 2013 sexual assault, said today after the actor’s plea deal that she will pursue the civil case in federal court. read Allred’s full statement here.
UPDATED, 12:50 PM: Cuba Gooding Jr. has made a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time over his June 2019 arrest on misdemeanor sex abuse charges. The Jerry Maguire Oscar winner agreed to plead guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to one count of forcible touching, and his conviction would be reduced to a violation and his criminal record cleared if Gooding complies with the terms of his deal.
He first was charged with allegedly touching a woman’s breast at a Manhattan hotel rooftop bar on June 9, 2019, and more charges were added later over incidents in September and October of that year.
Read the terms of Gooding’s plea deal here and details of the case below.
PREVIOUSLY, Oct. 31, 2019: Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan courtroom today to new criminal charges of forcible touching. A new superseding indictment (read it here) alleges three occurrences of forcible touching on June 9, 2019, September 9, 2018, and October 24, 2018. Read more details of the case below and the updated voluntary disclosure form here.
Gooding’s next court date is January 22, when Judge Curtis Farber will rule
Deemed a potential “serial rapist” by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, former Scrubs co-executive producer Eric Weinberg was denied bail Tuesday and hauled away into custody in handcuffs by sheriff’s deputies.
Mixed messages. Jen Shah revealed she isn’t sure about her future on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City after Andy Cohen recently hinted at a departure.
There were many revelations made during BravoCon and one of the most noteworthy was the one Andy Cohen made about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah. The Bravo star pled guilty to fraud earlier this year and it is what shut her out of the convention this weekend in New York City.
Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 allowed her to stand on her own two feet. Married for nearly 30 years, McGee and Daniels first met in 1979 after she joined the line-up for one of his magic shows. They soon became a couple and went on to work together for over three decades.
A controversial, anti-violence activist priest in Chicago who once caught attention for his relationship with former President Barack Obama is under investigation for another sexual abuse of a minor case. The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Saturday that Father Michael Pfleger will be under investigation for a new allegation of sexual abuse of a minor said to have taken place more than 30 years ago, according to a statement. "Father Pfleger has been asked to step aside from ministry and live away from the parish while the allegation is investigated. He has agreed to cooperate fully with this request," Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said Saturday. The allegation was reported to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and law enforcement officials.
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Saturday that Father Michael Pfleger will be under investigation for a new allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. The alleged sexual abuse is said to have taken place more than 30 years ago, according to a statement. "Father Pfleger has been asked to step aside from ministry and live away from the parish while the allegation is investigated.
Katcy Stephan Season 3 of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” has already started off with a bang, and its cast promises things won’t be slowing down anytime soon. At BravoCon, stars Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks, Whitney Rose and Heather Gay spoke with Variety about the season’s biggest drama so far and what fans can expect in the coming episodes. Jen Shah, who pleaded guilty in July on criminal fraud charges stemming from an alleged telemarketing scheme, did not participate in the convention. Two duos emerged on the red carpet: Rose/Barlow and Marks/Gay. The ladies, who have already had explosive fights, declined to comment on their current friendship status, but insisted that their red carpet pairings spoke volumes about the state of things.
Tiffany Haddish sounds really grateful for what some might consider their worst nightmare.
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.'s criminal record has been wiped clean. After completing the terms of his no-jail plea deal in his Manhattan sex abuse case, the "Jerry Maguire" star had his charge downgraded Thursday to second-degree harassment for kissing a woman against her will at a nightclub in 2018. Prosecutor Coleen Balbert said Thursday Gooding had completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling, allowing him to withdraw his misdemeanor plea and plead guilty to a harassment violation. Balbert said she has received "positive reports for the last six months" from Gooding’s therapist.
Cuba Gooding Jr. is avoiding prison.
EJ Panaligan editor Cuba Gooding Jr. will receive no jail time for his forcible touching case, after it was resolved Thursday in New York City, according to the Associated Press. He previously pleaded guilty to one count of forcible touching in April in a criminal case that placed accusations upon him for violating three different women in Manhattan nightclubs between 2018 and 2019. The actor has complied with the terms of a conditional plea agreement that was reached earlier in the year, with prosecutor Coleen Balbert indicating that Gooding has remained out of trouble and completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling. Fulfilling these terms allowed him to withdraw his misdemeanor plea, and instead plead guilty to a harassment violation. He will not have a criminal record as a result.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. will not face jail time for the forcible touching case against him in New York City after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Prosecutors say Gooding completed six months of alcohol and behavioral counseling, allowing them to change his previous misdemeanor plea to a noncriminal violation. The 54-year-old star pleaded guilty back in April to the misdemeanor charge for forcibly kissing a nightclub worker back in 2018. It's just one of dozens of accusations against the Oscar winner that came to light in the #MeToo era. Claudia Oshry Details Alleged Cuba Gooding Jr.
Associated Press). The actor is continuing with therapy as per the terms of his agreement.
Cuba Gooding Jr. will avoid prison.
New couple alert? Southern Charm’s Austen Kroll got real about whether he and Taylor Ann Green would date following their respective splits earlier this year.
Paris Hilton is tearfully continuing her crusade for reform, revealing in new detail the sexual abuse she says she suffered as a teen at a therapeutic boarding school in the 1990s.In a expose on the «troubled teen industry,» published Tuesday, Hilton says she was subjected to middle-of-the-night «medical exams» with various staff members at the Provo Canyon School in Utah. «They would take myself and other girls into this room and they would perform medical exams,» she says in an on-camera interview. «It wasn't even with a doctor, it was with a couple different staff members, where they would have us lay on the table and put their fingers inside of us.