The 'Jerry Maguire' actor has sat down with Piers Morgan for his first television interview since pleading guilty to forcible touching amid groping scandal.
- Nov 25, 2022
AceShowbiz - Cuba Gooding Jr. insists he has "100 percent changed" since pleading guilty to one-count of forcible touching. Previously admitting to touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018, the 54-year-old actor now claims he's "ten times more aware of what is going on around [him]."
"It's funny too because I don't want this to stop me connecting with my fans. I don't want this to stop me connecting with the gregarious behaviour in terms of the positive energy that I have. I'm ten times more aware of what is going on around me and I just use that as my focus," explained the Hollywood star - who agreed to attend counselling for six months as part of his plea deal.
The acclaimed actor was originally accused of violating three different women in New York City in 2018 and 2019. However, he only pleaded guilty to one of the allegations and insists he "didn't mean to disrespect anyone."
Cuba told "Piers Morgan Uncensored", "You have to live in your truth, and I know in my truth, I didn't mean to disrespect anyone."
The "Jerry Maguire" star also revealed that he's received strong support from the public over recent months. He shared, "There's video footage of the interactions with these women that showed the truth of what happened."
"And it's funny, so I had so many people come up to me in the street and say, 'I support you, I saw the video'... but the one thing that I found that really hit me, and I said, 'Okay now it's time for me to mention this, to talk about it.' Basically, I started this career loved, and people were all like, 'Oh his energy!' Nothing's changed with me!"
