Cuba Gooding Jr. Revealed TRUTH About Love-Hate Relationship w/Soul Singer DAD

Posted On : March 12, 2017
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 10: Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. speaks onstage during the Viacom Winter Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 10, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Viacom)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 10: Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. speaks onstage during the Viacom Winter Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 10, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Viacom)

Cuba Hustled Hard As A Kid To Support Fam’

Cuba learned early that he’d have to work to maintain. At a young age, he began working in the deserts in Victorville, CA pulling weeds. Eight hours of work paid approximately $3.00. He often helped to make the $13.50 his mom needed to buy milk, rice and beans for his brother, Omar, and sister, April. His mother, Shirley, has also spoken about the sacrifices he made as a child in order to help her maintain.Screen Shot 2017-03-02 at 7.23.42 AM

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(via Vibe Magazine)

Cuba Explains Their Relationship Now

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Although they had many difficult years, Cuba and his father have reconciled over the years. Their parents rekindled their romantic relationship years ago. Like any relationship, there are ups and downs and nothing is perfect, but they’re much more amicable now.

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