“Chris Noth will not film any more episodes of The Equalizer,” Universal Television and CBS announced in a joint statement to TODAY.
According to CBS, Noth will appear in the next episode that has been already filmed. According to CBS, Noth will appear in any future repeat episodes.
The second season of “The Equalizer,” is currently in air. Noth portrayed William Bishop, a fictional ex-CIA director.
Noth was removed from the show following an article by The Hollywood Reporter published last Thursday. It details two women’s allegations of sexual assault against Noth.
To protect their identities, THR used the pseudonyms Zoe, 40, & Lily, 31. According to the publication, the women approached THR “separately and months apart” in order to discuss alleged incidents in Los Angeles in 2004 or New York in 2015.
Noth, in a statement to NBC News last Wednesday, denied the allegations. He stated that “the accusations against me made years ago by individuals I met, even decades ago, are categorically false.” These stories could have been 30 years ago or 30 day ago — “no always means no” — this is a line that I didn’t cross.
“The encounters were consensual. It is difficult to not question the timing of these stories being published. Although I don’t know the reason they are coming out now, I do know that I didn’t assault these women.
A third accuser stated in a Daily Beast report on Dec. 17 that she was attacked in 2010 at the age of 18 while Noth was 55. She recalls working as a lounge singer and hotel manager when Noth attacked her.
A spokesperson for Noth stated that the Daily Beast article was a fabrication and that the accounts described throughout were like bad fiction. Chris does not know the identity of this person and, as Chris stated yesterday, would never do so.
NBC News has not independently verified any of the women’s claims and is not aware of their identities.
His talent agency A3 Artists dropped Noth after the women made their allegations, according to the firm.
After the news broke, talks to buy his tequila brand Ambhar valued at $12 million dollars also came to an abrupt halt.
Entertainment Arts Research, Inc. (EARI) announced Friday in a press release that Ambhar’s deal was cancelled due to “the recent accusations that have been made against him.”
Peloton also removed an advertisement featuring Noth that was connected to Noth’s “Sex and the City”, character and the revival of “And Just Like That ”
“Every sexual assault allegation must be investigated seriously. These allegations were not known when Chris Noth was featured in our response to HBO’s reboot,” Chris Noth, an exercise equipment company, stated in a statement to CNBC.
“As we continue to learn more, I have stopped promoting this clip and archived similar social posts.”
