Cuba Gooding Jr.s Lawyer Argues Women with Small Breasts Might Be Delusional – TMZ

Cuba Gooding Jr.‘s lawyer is making what sounds like, on its face, an odd argument in his sexual assault case — claiming women with small breasts tend to be delusional.

The actor and his legal team appeared in a Manhattan courthouse Thursday for a preliminary hearing in his trial, and things took a strange turn when one of his attorneys argued a woman’s negative feelings about her breasts can directly affect her perceptions of reality … specifically when it comes to sexual assault.

Now, some context — the attorney, Peter Toumbekis, raised this because one of Gooding’s accusers once blogged about women’s self-esteem and body issues. It seems he used her words as a jumping off point for his theory … but it’s a risky, if not straight up offensive, legal maneuver.

There was no jury present today, but if Gooding’s team uses that tactic later in trial … it might backfire. Suggesting an accuser misperceived something as sexual assault due to the size of her breasts could easily be seen as victim shaming to a jury.

Reporters asked Gooding about it as he exited the courtroom, and he only removed his face mask to reveal a Black Lives Matter symbol. He didn’t say a word.

As we reported … there are at least 22 women who have accused the actor of sexual misconduct. Back in October, Cuba pled not guilty to 6 sexual abuse charges.

TMZ obtained security footage of an alleged butt-touching incident that relates to 2 of the 6 counts he’s facing. Remember, Natasha Ashworth had claimed he pinched her butt while walking past her at TAO in NYC back in October 2018.

There’s also the June 2019 incident … in which a woman accused Cuba of groping her thigh and breast while at the Magic Hour Rooftop Lounge in NYC.

Gooding’s other attorney, Mark Heller, tells TMZ … the strategy for their opening statement to the jury will be to play video they believe shows absolutely no crime was committed.