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Actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. Pleads Guilty To Forcible 'Kissing'
Rihanna And A$AP Rocky Are Reportedly Together And ‘Fine’
The deal lets him avoid any possibility of jail time if he continues "alcohol and be- havior modification" counsel- ing for six months.
Actor Cuba Gooding, Jr., 54, pleaded guilty Wednes- day to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York night- club in 2018 in a deal that is likely to keep him out of jail.
Gooding also publicly apologized for the first time to two other women who ac- cused him of similar behavior in separate encounters, call- ing himself a "celebrity fig- ure" who meant no harm.
His admissions were part of a plea deal that came nearly three years after the Oscar-winning "Jerry Maguire" star was arrested in the case that saw several delays as his lawyers sought to get charges reduced or dis-
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missed.
"I apologize for making
anybody ever feel inappropri- ately touched," he said. "I am a celebrity figure. I come into contact with people. I never want them to feel slighted or uncomfortable in any way."
Hours after gossip spread on Twitter that A$AP Rocky cheated on his preg- nant girlfriend Rihanna with shoe designer Amina Muaddi during last month's Paris Fashion Week, TMZ got clarification from a source di- rectly connected to Rocky and Rihanna on the rumor's validity. It's absolutely not true, the source said.
The source said, “100% false on both counts,” adding again that it's “1 million per- cent not true. They're fine.”
Neither Rihanna nor Rocky have publicly com- mented on the rumor yet.
Rihanna is in the third trimester of her pregnancy with their first child.
The breakup gossip trended on Twitter for hours. Some users were skeptical about the statement being true. Others were shocked and outraged over the alleged infidelity. And of course there were memes, involving Ri- hanna's ex Drake, because it's Twitter.
Rihanna opened up in detail about her relationship with Rocky earlier this week
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in her newly-released Vogue interview.
Rocky was a longtime friend before he was her part- ner. “People don’t get out of the friend zone very easily with me,” she started. “And I certainly took a while to get over how much I know him and how much he knows me, because we also know how much trouble we can land each other in.”
With Rocky as her part- ner, “I love the simple things
but also the grand adven- tures,” she said. “There’s no pretentious my-brand-your- brand bullshit, it’s just us liv- ing. I just feel like I can do any part of life by his side.”
“What I love the most about us?” Rihanna added. “Transparency with every- thing: how we’re feeling, what our goals are, what our fears and insecurities are. The vulnerability to be able to say what you feel about each other.”
Young Dolph Murder Suspect Gets Prison Time For Prior Federal Violation
MEMPHIS, TN – Young Dolph murder suspect Justin Johnson (also known as aspiring rapper Straight Drop) was report- edly sentenced to two years in prison for a prior federal vio- lation on Tuesday (April 12).
According to ActionNews5, he pleaded guilty to violating his terms of his supervised released relating to a past weapons charge. The viola- tions include “not being reg- ularly employed, missing mandatory drug screenings and therapy, failing to seek permission before leaving the jurisdiction and being ar- rested.”
Johnson was arrested in connection with Young Dolph’s murder last Novem- ber alongside 32-year-old Cornelius Smith. John- son faces charges of first-de- gree murder, attempted
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first-degree murder, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, employment of a firearm and theft of property over $10,000.
The 23-year-old Johnson was reportedly attacked in jail in March. According to TMZ, Johnson’s attorney
JUSTIN JOHNSON
Juni Ganguli said he was punched by a fellow inmate at Tennessee’s Shelby County Jail while in the middle of a phone call. Johnson was supposedly approached by the inmate and socked in the face, although he didn’t suffer any serious injury.
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