{"id":21326,"date":"2026-07-29T21:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21326"},"modified":"2026-07-29T21:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:18:37","slug":"cuba-gooding-jr-s-son-mason-says-famous-dad-speed-parented-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21326","title":{"rendered":"Cuba Gooding Jr.&#8217;s son Mason says famous dad &#8216;speed-parented&#8217; him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2F135872352.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cuba Gooding Jr.\u2019s youngest son, Mason Gooding, said his famous father \u201cspeed-parented\u201d him as a child because of his busy career.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\">\u201cMy father was an actor and grandfather [Cuba Gooding Sr.] was a singer,\u201d the \u201cHeart Eyes\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GJKz62TM82U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said on the \u201cWildmen\u201d podcast<\/a> Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\">\u201cI have probably a stronger relationship and understanding based on who they were publicly than who they were privately. It wasn\u2019t until I was older that they could \u2014 not my grandfather [who died in April 2017], God rest his soul \u2014 but like my dad would have been able to articulate like a lot of the lessons I learned as a kid,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cuba Gooding Jr.\u2019s youngest son, Mason Gooding (seen above), got candid about his childhood. <span class=\"credit\">Wildmen Podcast<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cHeart Eyes\u201d actor (seen above with the \u201cWildmen\u201d podcast hosts) said his famous dad \u201cspeed-parented\u201d him as a child. <span class=\"credit\">Wildmen Podcast<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\">\u201c\u2018Cause when you\u2019re a parent who\u2019s an actor and you\u2019re gone for so long, then you come back, you try to \u2026 the word would be speed-parent \u2026 \u2019cause you come in for a week, and you\u2019re like, \u2018Why is that broken? Why are you failing school? Why are you fighting?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mason, now 29, said he was unsure how to approach the \u201cJerry Maguire\u201d star \u2014 who won an Oscar for best supporting actor months after the \u201cScream VI\u201d star was born.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">\u201cAt the time, I didn\u2019t really understand that relationship \u2019cause I was like, \u2018You\u2019re so positive and charismatic in these interviews, and then you come home and it\u2019s a different guy,\u2019 and I didn\u2019t get that correlation or lack thereof,\u201d Mason recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Mason (seen above) also said he was unsure how to approach Cuba, who was \u201cpositive and charismatic in these interviews\u201d but \u201ca different guy\u201d at home. <span class=\"credit\">Wildmen Podcast<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cMen of Honor\u201d star (seen above with his ex-wife and sons) shares kids Spencer, Mason and Piper with ex-wife Sara Kapfer. <span class=\"credit\">Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\">The \u201cFall\u201d star said there are people who \u201ccome up to me on set and ask a very polite version of \u2018How do I not f\u2013kup my child?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\">He said his answer is to \u201crecognize \u2026 their public persona as being capable of being consumed by their child the same way an audience does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just understanding that that dissonance between who I get at home and who you are on camera will actually be a factor in how I parse out our relationship moving forward,\u201d Mason shared.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Mason (seen above with Cubs in 2014) followed in his dad\u2019s footsteps and became an actor. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cuba (seen above with his sons in 2010) has been the subject of several scandalous headlines over the course of his career. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Page Six has reached out to Cuba for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMen of Honor\u201d star, 58, shares sons Spencer, 32, and Mason and daughter Piper, 21, with his ex-wife, Sara Kapfer.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of his career, Cuba has been the subject of several scandalous headlines. <\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the \u201cRadio\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/04\/13\/cuba-gooding-jr-to-get-no-jail-plea-deal-in-sex-abuse-case\/\">pleaded guilty<\/a> in New York State Supreme Court to one count of forcible touching for kissing a waitress without consent in 2018.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In 2023, he settled a lawsuit with a woman who accused the \u201cRadio\u201d actor (seen above at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival) of raping her twice. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Several women accused the Oscar winner (seen above in 2025) of sexual misconduct. He denied the claims. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He completed six months of alcohol and behavioral counseling, which allowed his plea to be reduced to a harassment violation with no jail time or criminal record.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2023, Cuba <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/07\/30\/cuba-gooding-jr-may-have-to-pay-rape-accuser-millions-of-dollars\/\">settled a lawsuit<\/a> with a woman who accused the actor of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/08\/18\/new-accuser-says-cuba-gooding-jr-raped-her-in-soho-hotel-room\/\">raping her twice<\/a> in a New York City hotel room in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/12\/09\/cuba-gooding-jr-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-7-more-women\/\">accused of sexual misconduct<\/a> by multiple women \u2014 claims he has vehemently denied.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba Gooding Jr.\u2019s youngest son, Mason Gooding, said his famous father \u201cspeed-parented\u201d him as a child because of his busy career. \u201cMy father was an actor and grandfather [Cuba Gooding Sr.] was a singer,\u201d the \u201cHeart Eyes\u201d star said on the \u201cWildmen\u201d podcast Tuesday. \u201cI have probably a stronger relationship and understanding based on who&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/135872352.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-hub"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}