Another woman has come forward accusing Cuba Gooding Jr. of inappropriately touching her, and she’s spilling the tea about the incident that made her feel “mortified.”
Claudia Oshry (AKA Girl With No Job) shared her claims about the Oscar-winner during an episode of her podcast, The Morning Toast — one day before Gooding turned himself over to police and appeared in court over charges of sexual misconduct brought on by a different woman.
She recalled:
“All I have to say is #MeToo. I feel so weird about it because at the end of the day I don’t know if I’ve ever considered myself a victim of sexual assault because I’m not, I would never compare myself to them. But yes when I was in high school — I was f**king 16 years old — Cuba Gooding Jr. put his finger up my butt and I felt wild.”
After the episode aired on June 12, Oshry opened up about the alleged encounter in an interview with ET.
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She recalled:
“I was a senior in high school in 2012. I was at a club called SL with a bunch of my friends. We were all at a table when I felt someone inappropriately touching me. I turn around and Cuba Gooding Jr. is there hysterically laughing. I was mortified.”
Explaining how the alleged incident “happened so fast,” the social media star continued:
“I was genuinely confused. Nobody had ever touched me without my consent before. I wasn’t planning on turning around and seeing a celebrity, just your average NYC degenerate. The entire thing happened so fast, it was the weirdest thing ever.”
Oshry, who was famously called out last year after several racist tweets she wrote when she was a teenager resurfaced online, acknowledged she “didn’t contact authorities” at the time because she feared she would “get in trouble for being at a club underage and using a fake ID,” adding that she only “told [her] friends and family at the time.”
But due to the slew of recent allegations that have been levied against the actor over the past few weeks, the now-24-year-old felt it was important to speak out. She explained:
“I figured the best revenge would be to leverage my platform so everyone knows what a creep Cuba Gooding Jr. is.”
Gooding has vehemently denied Oshry’s claims through his attorney, Mark Heller.
In a statement to ET, Heller said:
“Cuba has no idea who this woman is. Cuba has indicated that nothing like that [what she said] has ever taken place and he’s never engaged in that kind of conduct that she’s describing.”
We don’t doubt CBJ “has no idea” who his accuser is. That kind of supports her allegation, if you think about it…
During her podcast, Oshry said she’s been using her alleged experience with CGJ as part of her stand-up routine for years — and, as she explained to ET, she’s been approached by “at least five people” who’ve shared similar claims against the actor.
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She added:
“I think lots of people are embarrassed to speak on this… I’m glad someone finally spoke up, I just wish it happened sooner.”
The comedienne said she hopes sharing her alleged encounter with the Jerry Maguire star can “help someone else cope with theirs.”
Meanwhile, Gooding’s team is preparing a motion to dismiss the charges of forcible touching and sex abuse in the third degree the 51-year-old was slapped with in New York City on Thursday, which he pleaded not guilty to.
The actor’s attorney told ET:
“We are in the process of preparing a motion to dismiss the charges in the interest of justice and are very confident that it will be successful.”
It sounds like a lot of women have had similar experiences. We’ll see if more alleged victims continue to come forward.
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