Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Perp Walk
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About
Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Perp Walk refers to a reaction video series that uses footage of actor Cuba Gooding Jr. being led by police after he had been charged with forcibly touching a woman. Online, people have used the video to make jokes about one's confidence while being removed from a situation.
Origin
On June 10th, 2019, the New York Post[1] reported that Gooding, who was reportedly "highly intoxicated," had been accused of "groping" a woman at a Manhattan nightclub on June 9th.
On June 13th, 2019, Gooding surrendered to New York City police. Ahead of the arrest, he had stated that he had hard evidence proving his innocence. That day, NBC News published a video of his surrender. After being charged with forcibly touching the woman, he was escorted out of the police station in handcuffs.[2] On YouTube, the video received more than 11,000 views in 24 hours (shown below).
Spread
Three days later, on June 16th, Twitter user @WillHayes_24 tweeted a clip of the video set to the Kanye West song "Black Skinhead." They captioned the post, "Me being escorted out of the Smoothie King Center for ripping off my shirt and chugging two beers like Stone Cold Steve Austin after Lonzo throws his first alley to Zion." The post received more than 9 million views, 980 likes and 380 retweets in less than one week (shown below).
The following day, Twitter user @Bankrollblock tweeted the video with the caption "Me being escorted out of Megan Thee Stallions house after she catches me with a jar collecting samples of her twerk air." The post received more than 4,800 views, 270 likes and 60 retweets in less than one week (shown below).
On June 20th, The Daily Dot [3] published a report on the memes.
On June 18th, Twitter user @Gibron_Lastname posted a version with the caption When they catch me at the movies after I paid for 1 ticket but snuck to see 3 movies and bought my own food." The post received more than 47,000 views, 2,000 likes and 400 retweets in less than one week (shown below).
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] The New York Post β Cuba Gooding Jr. accused of groping woman at NYC club
[2] The Cut β Cuba Gooding Jr. Charged With Forcibly Touching Woman at New York City Bar
[3] The Daily Dot β Cuba Gooding Jr. turned himself in to the police--and itβs a meme now
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