P. Diddy’s Friend Cuba Gooding Jr. Responds to Sex Trafficking Lawsuit

Weeks after music producer Rodney Jones accused Cuba Gooding Jr. of assaulting him on a yacht chartered by rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, the actor is speaking out. Gooding says Jones is just looking for a payday. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber breaks down the brand new interview and any connection to the alleged sex trafficking investigation into Combs.
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[@Nathans_Margarita_Salt]

Video starts at 10:10

[@kis4beauty]

Thank you!

[@Current-Topics]

Jessie doing gossip column now. Diddy will be fine. Get back to real work. This podcast he was on is old already. Jessie you are not bringing any value or anything new with these videos

[@Parisroam]

Out here doing the lords work

[@StonedApe94]

Gracias mayne

[@Streve.]

Thank you ☺️

[@confidentminaj]

He give creepy greasy uncle vibes 😂

[@deityclarity504]

yup

[@reedo9002]

Remember him in "Losing Isaiah?" His "concrete" song? 😂

[@lindamcall1971]

😂😂😂😂

[@janiya7640]

😅😅😅🤣🤣

[@heavensurvivor2097]

😂

[@kalanidodd7304]

Smells fishy looks fishy probably is fishy

[@lot6063]

CBJ is also a creep.

[@UltimateQball]

Before or after he linked with PDiddy?

[@lucascook6947]

I mean he did do snow dogs

[@DUBBleVizion422]

Who is CBJ? Did you mean CGJ? Respectfully ofc. Just looking for clarity is all. Appreciate your time. 🫡💯

[@SAINTLAURENTPAPI]

@@DUBBleVizion422was just putting these pieces together myself ! glad i wasn’t the only one wondering what tf he meant 😂😂😂😂😂

[@aprilharrison1247]

They obviously meant to say CGJ ​@@DUBBleVizion422

[@kimberlyzamora4437]

Sean Combs is a mean, mean man. I pray his victims find justice.

[@DennisJack-we9sq]

I pray your victims finds peace as well

[@rawstatustv2358]

And you know this how?

[@ChrisFrazierthecoach]

@@rawstatustv2358These crazy people love to project and want to be a victim because they have a sad life. He’s done some questionable things in public that I have seen on video but none of us were there to see all this other stuff that they’re accusing him of but one thing is for certain they’re keeping Jeffrey Epstein book or list secret.

[@perrieargent9997]

@@rawstatustv2358 It’s OBVIOUS and it will be proved so too, in due course and it will be huge!

[@lonelyfinger]

P Diddy a baddie 🤤🤤

[@christinasanchez9146]

Not the 1st time he's been accused of nasty behavior

[@lk4871]

The whole hip-hop industry is a disgrace

[@jordanhawkins5749]

So is the US government! Especially, republicans 😂

[@kushfrancis37]

@@jordanhawkins5749lol yes the democrats will save us by getting rid of police

[@ilenhalogram]

@@jordanhawkins5749word

[@JorgeGonzalez-ut3pm]

The whole industry !

[@rawstatustv2358]

And the rock and roll industry too

[@Blake.Cooper]

LOL Cuba is a fool doing that interview. He is as GUILTY as Diddy. SMDH Hey Cuba, we cancelled you years ago.

[@rawstatustv2358]

When there's some criminal charges, wake me up.

[@user-jn6sn4bv8v]

It takes time to create fake charge on a man who has enough money to investigate the prosecutors and federal agents

[@UltimateQball]

You're not a true detective. You're gonna wake up when it's too late!

[@rawstatustv2358]

@user-jn6sn4bv8v oh yeah I forgot..... They don't have anything on him...

[@rawstatustv2358]

@@UltimateQball failed

[@ryanmiller5473]

@@user-jn6sn4bv8vthey just wanted to remove a few specific tapes first. diddy is small fish.

[@LamarFaciane]

Birds of a feather...

[@Fred509washingtonND]

Fawk together?

[@007donj]

Freak off together...

[@RelativelyAttractiveMan]

You beat me to it! ​@@007donj

[@samuelvazquez6762]

Cuban looks so creepy you know it’s true bro lol

[@rosesigner]

3:42 If he had his arm around a girl like this, everyone would be yelling don't but men don't abuse men...right?

[@renee9937]

Excellent point.

[@purplesquirrel8828]

“The only lives that truly matter are those who respect the lives of others”.

[@morrigonghoulsli4873]

Cuba Gooding Junior has always skeeved me out and so has Puff Daddy. Glad to know my senses proved to be correct once again.

[@kaylenrash3638]

SAME!!!

[@Bynairee]

Cuba is going to flee, to Cuba. 🇨🇺

[@chantelelliott6641]

Lollllll 🤣😂🤣😂

[@VancouverCatDogLover]

And change his name to Junior Gooding

[@NajSinghs]

@10:10 *NEWS STARTS HERE*

[@tylerfrancis_]

Thank you!

[@tommyg4842]

Mvp lol

[@ericajay8225]

Heroooo ❤

[@jg-rw8lc]

True story in 2018 when I worked at a bar in New Orleans CBJ asked my coworker for her number he later invited her to his hotel and offered her money to Chit on him. This isn't a joke this really happened I watched him exchange number and read the text my self.

[@mattacedo]

Did she do it?

[@jg-rw8lc]

@@mattacedo No she didn’t she said it was in too much. At least She told everyone she didn’t😂.

[@peteness9550]

Someone on the internet told me Kurt Cobain was a cast member in Glee. ‘True story.”

[@jg-rw8lc]

@@peteness9550 I have no need to lie for the internet. 🤷🏾‍♂️.

[@adunk4u253]

Wonder if thought about paying Lil Rod to NOT CHIT on him 😂

[@PatraSimsRIMMGMC]

For meeting Rodney for the first time...Cuba is in Rodney's personal space. If there are 300 people there why is Cuba the only person with his arm around Rodney's neck? Both of them have on headphones. Why was it necessary for Cuba to be in Rodney's face with the creepy romantic postering while supposedly listening to music? Rodney looks like a hostage!

[@mariamataleo6784]

Exactly.

[@mike1989libra]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Arosser561]

It’s a picture, you have no clue wtf happened. YT experts

[@BeachButterfly22]

I’m sick of all these creeps Boycott them all

[@jerrymuniz8919]

They do look awfully close. Also he said he got up and left. Where did he go? They’re on a yacht.

[@ralphysan2]

He was yacht hopping. He explained that. Cuba has always seemed sus to me though.

[@nfbconnect]

CGJ has a very bad reputation. He has had this reputation forever.

[@fefemyluv]

I’m very surprised CGJ said anything. The comment about not doing stuff on the premises was weird, considering they were on a yacht at the time of alleged misconduct.

[@mariamataleo6784]

That’s what I thought too.

[@user-jn6sn4bv8v]

If you watch CGJ’s interview about the incident, it mss as Jes total sense. Jones took a screen shot that makes it look like an inappropriate moment. But it’s a freeze frame of a laughing moment with many other people in the room

[@susangrimes6451]

They have been doing this for decades...what makes you think the government hasnt known about this for decades.... and the cops

[@JulieRushworth]

Tip of the Hollyweird iceberg

[@sayhello5377]

Why would any man want to be defined by the disgusting actions of his friend? He had no choice but to distance himself here.

[@enriquefuentes2289]

There's a reason why his movies were always straight to the bargain bin 😂

[@bybyronlrossjr]

To think I liked him in Men of Honor....you sir have NO HONOR.....

[@mariamataleo6784]

They keep on trying to find out how to get him out of this. And everyone else that’s in on this evil situation. So many people should have been taken in for questioning or probable cause. Something. But they all still living lavish

[@samanthastewart9819]

The typical 'im innocent' card 🙄🙄😒

[@chrystya]

Let’s just not click on any videos about Diddy, not buy mags about him or this story and wait for the trial

[@n1terider]

Distancing himself from claims of assault? What a surprise 🤓

[@joshuaDstarks]

We’ve written off watching “Snow Dogs” in this house!

[@mariamataleo6784]

Crap 😂

[@stevenmashburn-zg9xo]

Anything to do with hollyweird

[@streamviolet]

I already pay for KZbin Premium to avoid ads. And your channel nevertheless includes ads.

[@comradeoofers8557]

Alot of them do. It annoys me too 😑

[@stoiccrane4259]

Tyrone Blackburn is the most stereotypical name I've ever heard in my life!

[@renee9937]

?

[@irishhoopers6899]

Tyrone is a county in Northern Ireland and Blackburn is a UK football team. That's what sprung to mind for me.

[@anardanashai8240]

😂😂😂

[@win1776]

Cuba looked guilty AF in that interview

[@jeanettesmith765]

This is all so gross.

[@jarrodmelson7802]

He wanted part of it when he was totally part of it.

[@desireeray4765]

WHY hasn't P.D. S.P.C. been arrested yet?

[@mrttamara]

He never answered the question.

[@Lillymclilly11]

I loved Cuba many yrs back but do believe the goods are there!😢😢 Cuba has a few sa in his past!

[@aned8942]

Some people smile when they are uncomfortable 😣🥵. Just sayin 🤨🧐🧐🧐

[@patty9265]

Diddy needs to go down and ever one else involved as well. Sick Hollywood.

[@scrull13]

It took 10 minutes and 30 seconds to get to what he had to say. Everything before that is old news. Everything after that is speculation.

[@jonbenoit333]

They're all in on it

[@seanmichaels1561]

Just goes on and on and on and on and on and on!!!!!!!!@@@@

[@bendershome4discountorphan859]

Didnt he escape some hard r charges in the nineties

[@STORYTXLLXR]

Thank time and the changing of certain government employees cuz of elections , for being on our side to allow technology to progress to where it’s harder to lie about facts. Katt Williams was right in Jan, 2024 will be a year of TRUTH ….

[@onestrongmother6365]

He’s just like his Norbit character. It wasn’t acting.

[@mariamataleo6784]

Gosh. Right.

[@lourdesgyan]

😂😂😂

[@johnnydeldeo5212]

There's a reason things are done on ships . The law is a little different.

[@pjangels609]

"Show me the Diddy!"

[@shelleyroe9797]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SaulOrti-gz5ve]

Lol, it'll be hilarious if all of the sudden victims start popping out of nowhere accusing Cuba of S.A!

[@lillygarfield4531]

That video is poor evidence. It looks like a couple of guys hanging out. It'll be interesting to see what comes out.

[@mbalinzimande-kd8tl]

Diddy been paying a lot of people to change all the narrative about him Orlando Brown being one of them😂how he now defends Diddy

[@Dirty2Clean1980]

That's why the last interview he was all of a sudden saying diddy was his friend and he didn't deserve what's happening, I wondered wth was up with that. especially after the sqish squash swish swash thing😂😂!

[@clayjones5556]

All must go to jail!!

[@MustangSally7259]

Love your coverage!❤❤✌️

[@skiman5289]

They always say the same stuff never anything new. First ten minutes were the same things they say in every video

[@1_star_reviews]

Wasn’t he sued for the same thing??

[@VendieSolde]

Yep

[@jadiquaify]

He did deny the allegations he just said he didn’t know what the guy was talking about. Cuba clearly said he just had a conversation with Rodney and now he’s being pulled in. Idk if Cuba telling the truth but I know he got accused before.

[@NosyPosey]

They were all on the tusi, brain fried and can't remember anything

[@qp9857]

Once a pedator, always a pedator.

[@darylemmanuel4747]

Now they come out with the truth!!!! too little too late. He should of informed all manners of authority . Instead, he let it go on and on unchecked.

[@219records]

There are recordings!

[@michaeldibiagio4311]

Guess we should see if the judge was at a party

[@Jill-jz7gd]

Why doesnt this channel being up his New york home bringing up it getting raided?

[@anamericanginger]

Dang I pay for no ads and here they are...ads.

[@Ortiz92336]

He’ll get away with it

[@karabinas]

Birds of a feather

[@childensstorytime]

So there all hiding something

[@CoachDeeFree]

Question is…did ya like it? …it’s ok if you did 😂

[@LynnWood-vk6by]

Everybody is innocent! Same old story!

[@HeyTexasItsMe]

He makes it impossible to forget about him because they keep bringing himself up 😂

[@Prismatic9008]

Wasn't Cuba in trouble for similar things? I'll pass 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@christiemosier3599]

Hi Andy !! Has anyone contacted lthe boy that went 2 Diddy's w/Justin? He specifically Justin & his boy r having the times of their lives. Will he sue Diddy as well? 🤔 Have a Blessed day 😇

[@colink.4868]

Cuba Gooding Jr is always unpleasant to serve lolz

[@Jenesaisquoi44]

Well he’s already all over every network as a BFF - Last month he woulda bumped fists and broke bread.

[@kathylong8345]

Cuba KNOWS EVERYTHING!!!

[@simorrison6409]

Are there any straight male celebrities lmfao

[@reedo9002]

That was a non answer😂 Says all we need to know. About BOTH of the accused😳

[@wallbangingkapone]

damn i watched men of honor a couple months ago...great movie lol

[@darriusnelson7799]

This was boring I thought I was about to learn something I didn’t know

[@maylinegore2166]

Those guys are guillty no doubts about it

[@cattinkerbell4946]

They will all go down with him!

[@Theoriginalfamilyfirstfilms]

Lil Rupaul loved it....

[@angeldickerson9729]

Cuba a piece of work💰

[@MrFmccarty]

Where do these behaviors come from? What makes it alright in this society.

[@stevenmashburn-zg9xo]

He's daddy is his grandpa 🤷

[@okemajones2356]

Time will tell😮

[@757millionaire]

Cuba mighty close hugging a total stranger whom you don't know Cuba.. if you just met puffy .. you certainly don't know lil Rod who just came around yesterday

[@user-ym9qv1mi8n]

There is all these pictures and videos out there so why not get him and all the rest of the people.

[@cataclysm9279]

Cuba and Rob schneider always seemed creepy to me 🤢

[@michaeldibiagio4311]

Cuba been mentioned for years at many parties from people

[@sig7948]

11:00 that is not a denial

[@santiagogomez8222]

Holy crap really wow!!!

[@welern2liv815]

Is Puffin in a hospital gown in the thumbnail?

[@bigotonbrand]

I want to hear from Omar Gooding, wonder what he thinks about all this

[@user-gk3wo6up2v]

I am rolling with Stevie j the guy is a phony

[@ddeerosa]

IT"S STEBIE

[@deityclarity504]

i think he's guilty too. he gave guilty vibes and the things he said

[@warrencwwatts3994]

I DONT BELIEVE CUBA GOODING AT ALL. WHY WAS HE ON DIDDYS BOAT???? EXACTLY. LMFAO. 🤡

[@skinnzthedon]

Cuba clearly says hes met diddy two or three times in the interview. Thats not a friendship

[@magdalenamezydlo6150]

I believe everything Jones said.

[@davep8809]

Money doesn’t change your culture and DNA

[@eredmond5345]

What culture and DNA would that be? I hate when people say cowardly things.

[@timkelly6985]

​@@eredmond5345 The "culture" that praises drug dealers, treating women like objects, murder, and hatred of people that aren't them. That should give you what you need.

[@ayeelaura]

😂culture and DNA? hmmm

[@henzoko5946]

@@eredmond5345Just someone trying to sound smart lol

[@emmo2850]

Rbtl

[@219records]

He’s full of it.

[@kntwing23]

lmfao.. no diddy got him to?