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Cuba Gooding Jr. Ordered to Pay $300K for Bar Incident

10/22/2025

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The court ordered Cuba Gooding Jr., actor, to pay more than $300,000 to Kelsey Harbert for a 2019 Manhattan bar incident.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Latin issued the ruling after Gooding did not respond to the civil lawsuit.
The case was filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, underscoring the seriousness of the allegations.
Gooding has faced multiple misconduct allegations and previously pleaded guilty to forcible touching in 2022.

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The court ordered Cuba Gooding Jr., actor, to pay more than $300,000 to Kelsey Harbert for a 2019 Manhattan bar incident.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Latin issued the ruling after Gooding did not respond to the civil lawsuit.
The case was filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, underscoring the seriousness of the allegations.
Gooding has faced multiple misconduct allegations and previously pleaded guilty to forcible touching in 2022.