As a third accuser comes forward, Noth’s And Just Like That co-stars break their silence.
Chris Noth, who recently revived his role as “Mr. Big” in Sex And The City follow-up, And Just Like That, has been accused of sexual assault by three women triggered by his character’s return. Their graphic accounts — two of which were shared with The Hollywood Reporter months apart — are eerily similar.
‘And Just Like That’ co-stars break their silence
Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis have broken their silence over the sexual assault accusations against their And Just Like That co-star, Chris Noth.
“We are deeply saddened to hear the allegations against Chris Noth,” they said in a joint statement shared on social media on December 20. “We support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences. We know it must be a very difficult thing to do and we commend them for it.”
Noth dropped from ‘The Equalizer’
Chris Noth can say goodbye to his role in the CBS drama The Equalizer, following the disturbing allegations made against him.
“Chris Noth will no longer film additional episodes of The Equalizer, effective immediately,” CBS and Universal Television announced in a short statement to CNN on December 20.
Third woman comes forward
A third woman has accused Chris Noth of sexual assault. Her claim, made on December 17, came the day after the Sex and the City actor was separately accused of rape by two women – on which more below.
She told the Daily Beast under the pseudonym Ava that Noth, 67, sexually assaulted her in 2010 when she was 18. Now a 30-year-old tech executive, Ava claims that Noth sexually assaulted her in the back office of a New York City restaurant, where she worked as a hostess and show tune singer.
“At first, it felt as though I was the only person in the universe who could hear me saying no,” she said.
Noth, who was dropped by his talent agency A3 Artists Agency just before the news of this third report broke, has passionately denied the accusations. He told People via a rep that the accusation is “a complete fabrication,” adding that the accounts taken together “read like a piece of bad fiction.”
The accusers’ eerily similar accounts
One woman, who is referred to by the pseudonym Zoe, said she was 22 and working in an entry-level job for a high-profile firm in Los Angeles when she met Noth in 2004.
“He would walk by my desk and flirt with me,” she told THR. “He somehow got my number from the directory and was leaving messages on my work phone. My boss was like, ‘Mr. Big’s leaving messages on your voicemail,’”
Zoe says she agreed to meet Noth at a pool in an apartment block where he owned property. He apparently lent her a book, and when she returned it, she says he assaulted her in his apartment.
In a detailed account, she told THR that she tried to deal with the assault herself for a while, but after suffering nightmares and flashbacks, sought support at the UCLA Rape Crisis Center. “I had buried it as long as I could, and then I really wasn’t doing well and finally went to the treatment the ER had recommended,” she told the magazine.
Another woman, given the pseudonym Lily, was 25 and working as a waitress in the VIP section of a New York nightclub when she met the actor, then 60 years old, in 2015. She said that she was aware that he was married at the time, but was “star-struck,” adding “when you’re in it, you don’t see the red flags.”
She claims they went out for what she’d been led to believe would be dinner, but turned out to be a lot of drinks. He then suggested a whisky at his New York apartment, where, she says, he assaulted her. “All of my dreams with this star I loved for years were gone,” she told THR, after recalling the awful specifics.
Noth has responded to say that the claims are “categorically false,” adding in a statement: “These stories could’ve been from 30 years ago or 30 days ago – no always means no – that is a line I did not cross. The encounters were consensual.”
Peloton pulls campaign starring Chris Noth
Peloton has already pulled a newly-released ad featuring Noth, whose character dies of a heart attack after a ride at the end of the first episode of And Just Like That.
“Every single sexual assault accusation must be taken seriously,” said Peloton in a statement.
“We were unaware of these allegations when we featured Chris Noth in our response to HBO’s reboot.
“As we seek to learn more, we have stopped promoting this video and archived related social posts.”
Ryan Reynolds, who narrates and produced the advert, and Jess King, and a Peloton instructor who stars in the clip, also appear to have deleted the video from their social media accounts.
