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Cuba Gooding Jr. coaxed a woman into a Soho hotel room in the summer of 2013 and raped her twice, a new lawsuit against the actor alleges. The woman, who filed the suit under the pseudonym Jane Doe, said the assault happened after she met the “Jerry Maguire” actor in the VIP section of a …

Ellen DeGeneres doesn’t know where the no-eye-contact rule came from on the set of her eponymous daytime talk show. Sources told Page Six exclusively that during DeGeneres’ Zoom call with her staff on Monday afternoon, she addressed the unspoken rule that prevented anyone from looking at her. “I don’t know where it started,” said DeGeneres, …

Epic Games is asking a judge to prevent Apple from retaliating against it as it resists the iPhone maker’s policy of taking a 30 percent cut of all in-app purchases. The maker of “Fortnite” — the mega-popular game which was banned from the App Store last week after it introduced a new payment system that …

Rose McGowan fired off more accusations against Alexander Payne, claiming the Oscar-winning director “groomed” and raped her when she was 15. The “Scream” actress penned a lengthy Instagram post Monday night after divulging the alleged sexual misconduct by Payne on Twitter. “For years I had thought a man I had sexual relations with was a …

The refs spoiled Kristaps Porzingis’ postseason debut and a thrilling NBA playoff game with two dubious calls on Tuesday night. Porzingis was ejected from Game 1 of the Clippers-Mavericks series after a brief altercation with Los Angeles forward Marcus Morris, led to the referees giving the Latvian star his second technical of the night. Dallas …

Japan on Monday reported its worst drop in GDP on record, with its economy shrinking a record 7.8% from April to June as the coronavirus pandemic severely slowed economic activity in the country. The decrease translates to an annual rate of decline of 27.8%, the worst quarter the world’s third largest economy has recorded since …

Aroldis Chapman stepped off the COVID-19 injured list and joined the Yankees on Monday night when they looked to sweep a four-game series against the rancid Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Aaron Judge, out with a right calf problem, expects to bounce off the IL on Saturday, the first day he is eligible. That is …

A deep-pocketed venture-capital firm run by Jared Kushner’s brother watched some of its tech startups rake in millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief loans — despite the fact that it urged them not to take the cash, The Post has learned. Five tech firms backed by Thrive Capital — whose 35-year-old, Harvard-educated founder Joshua …

Love it or hate it, Robinhood is now worth more than $11 billion. The controversial trading app announced on Monday that it raised a new $200 million round of funding that now values the startup at $11.2 billion. Robinhood’s newest windfall, its second major round this year, comes months after the app and its more …

Kylie Jenner is under fire for captioning a photo of herself “brown skinned girl.” The 23-year-old makeup mogul posted a sexy snap of herself to Instagram on Sunday with the controversial caption before quickly editing the text to say “brown eyed girl,” according to screenshots captured by Twitter user @staliminaj.   Kylie’s initial caption didn’t go …