Gooding did not discuss his case as he left court, instead offering well wishes to David Ortiz, the Boston Red Sox star admitted to hospital after he was shot on Sunday in the Dominican Republic.

“Get well, Big Papi,” Gooding said while passing cameras and reporters in the courthouse reception.

Before getting into a car, he said: “It’s been a long day.”

A 29-year-old woman told police Gooding put his hand on her breast and squeezed it without her consent on Sunday night at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge. The woman said she thought the actor was intoxicated.

Video obtained by TMZ that it says is from inside the bar on the night in question appears to show Gooding putting his hand on or near a woman’s leg and breast as they sit on a couch with another woman between them.

Gooding is then seen pulling the woman’s hand to his lips, as if to kiss it, and leaning towards her before another man arrives and talks with them.

The video could be key evidence for prosecutors, but Gooding’s lawyer said the footage showed “not the slightest scintilla of inappropriate conduct” and will exonerate him.

“Mr Gooding has not acted inappropriately in any shape or form,” lawyer Mark Heller said. “Nothing in the video could even be considered ambiguous, and I frankly am shocked and horrified that this case is being prosecuted.”

Gooding, in a dark blue suit, smiled and waved as he walked into a police station Thursday afternoon to meet special victims investigators. Inside, they took his fingerprints and a mugshot before leading him out in handcuffs.

A conviction could put Gooding behind bars for up to a year. He is due back in court on June 26.

Heller said he doubted the accuser would show up for court hearings and suggested prosecutors should charge her with perjury if she testified in court and her allegations were contradicted by video.

The New York Police Department has not identified the accuser.

Heller said after seeing the two-hour security video, he was hesitant to let Gooding surrender and thought police and prosecutors would drop the case.

“I am highly confident that he will be totally exonerated,” Heller said.

Heller also disputed allegations by a woman in recent media reports who said Gooding grabbed her buttocks at a New York restaurant in 2008.

Gooding was not charged on that allegation.

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“There is no pattern of conduct,” Heller said. “It is not uncommon for people to come out of the woodwork when these things happen.”

Gooding was involved in another episode in New Orleans in 2012. A bartender said the actor was agitated by patrons who wanted photos with him and he pushed her when she asked him to leave.

An arrest warrant was issued, but the bartender declined to press charges.

Gooding told TMZ that he was at Magic Hour on Sunday partying with friends but did not touch anyone. He said there’s a video that shows “what really happened”.

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“I trust the system and will let the process speak for itself,” he told TMZ.

Videos posted on social media show Gooding at the Manhattan bar Sunday night singing the Journey hit Faithfully and posing for pictures with fans.

The bar, on the roof of the Moxy Hotel south of Times Square, features mini golf and sweeping views of the Empire State Building and other landmarks.

Gooding, a Bronx native, rose to fame after appearing in Boyz N the Hood in 1991.

Six years later he won an Oscar for his role as an NFL player in Jerry Maguire. His character’s signature line, “Show me the money”, became a catchphrase.

Gooding was nominated for an Emmy Award last year for playing O.J. Simpson in the FX series The People v. O.J. Simpson. He recently appeared on Broadway and London’s West End as lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago.