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STUDIO CITY, Calif., July 9 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. says he cried when he realized a Dallas cop he took a selfie with in February was one of the five officers killed by a sniper Thursday night. "The great @cubagoodingjr . Thanx for taking the pic with my partner and I. Hope your stay in #Dallas was great sir!" Patrick Zamarripa tweeted, along with the photo on Feb. 25.
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TMZ caught up with Gooding Jr. Friday night and asked him on video for his reaction to the cop's murder.
"I cried today when I heard that. I cried. That's all I'm saying," Gooding Jr. said before getting in a waiting car.
The actor won his Academy Award for his work in Jerry Maguire. He was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed miniseries The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
The great @cubagoodingjr . Thanx for taking the pic with my partner and I. Hope your stay in #Dallas was great sir! pic.twitter.com/8q5toocBXD
— Patrick Zamarripa (@PatrickEZ01) February 25, 2016Advertisement
