NEW YORK — A judge has, for now, rejected Cuba Gooding Jr.'s request to throw out his New York City groping case.
Judge Keisha Espinal said during a court hearing Wednesday that she needed time to review written arguments.
She said she wouldn't rule until at least mid-August, dashing the actor's hopes of a swift dismissal of charges that he grabbed a woman's breast at a bar.
Gooding nodded when he was asked outside court if he thinks his case will eventually be dismissed.
As he waited for his ride, a passerby yelled: "Show us the money, Cuba!" — referring to a line from Gooding's Oscar-winning role in "Jerry Maguire."
Gooding was arrested June 13. He has pleaded not guilty to forcible touching and sexual abuse charges.
