UPDATE: Cuba Gooding Jr. No Longer Wanted By Police In New Orleans
UPDATE: Gooding’s reps tell TMZ that all has been resolved, saying: “There is no warrant. Mr. Gooding, his representative and the New Orleans authorities met this morning and are moving swiftly to resolve this misunderstanding.”
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Show Me The Arrest Warrent!
Cuba Gooding Jr, the actor best known for his Oscar-winning role in Jerry Maguire, is wanted by police after an altercation in a New Orleans bar.
According to Worst Previews, Gooding Jr was having a drink at The Old Absinthe House bar on Bourbon Street at 2am. When he was bombarded by a few fans who wanted to take pictures, he started to curse so much that a female bartender asked him to leave.
Angered, Gooding shoved the bartender against a wall twice…once initially and once when told that another employee called the police.
Cops are now on order to arrest Cuba on site. A lawyer for the actor said this morning that he is “taking necessary actions” to resolve the issue, and that the police have been contacted.
The 44-year-old actor is in town filming his new movie, THE BUTLER, which co-stars Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey.