Jerry Maguire star Cuba Gooding Jr settles rape claim civil case

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr appears in court in New York in 2020 (Alec Tabak/The Daily News/AP)

Cuba Gooding Jr has settled a case with a woman who claims he raped her in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records, averting a trial that was about to begin.

The actor had insisted through lawyers that his encounter with the woman was consensual after the two met at a nearby restaurant.