Sex and the City star Chris Noth was accused of sexual assault by two women last year, allegations the actor calls “salacious,” but not true.
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Speaking to USA Today (via Variety) for the first time regarding the allegations, Noth acknowledged that he had been unfaithful to his wife, which he said wasn’t a crime, but still “not a very pretty picture” and “devastating” to her.
“I strayed on my wife, and it’s devastating to her and not a very pretty picture,” Noth said. “What it isn’t is a crime…You give yourself the same excuses that many men do; it’s just a little side dance, and it’s fun. You’re not hurting anybody. No one’s going to know about this, you know, and sex is just enjoyable. And suddenly, a lot of people want to have sex with you. It’s like, ‘Well, I’m not going to get this chance again.’”
In December 2021, Noth was accused of sexual assault by two separate women, with three more coming forward shortly after. As a result, the actor was dropped by his management team, and was subsequently fired from his role on the CBS series The Equalizer. Scenes he had filmed for the Sex and the City spin-off And Just Like That were also scrapped.
Regarding his sexual assault allegations, Noth said that he knows there’s nothing he can do to change anyone’s mind, but is trying to bring himself back into the public eye and begin working again.
“There’s nothing I can say to change anyone’s mind when you have that kind of a tidal wave,” said Noth. “It sounds defensive. I’m not. There’s no criminal court. There’s no criminal trial. There’s nothing for me to get on the stand about and get my story out, get witnesses. And there’s even more absurd add-ons that are completely ridiculous, that have absolutely no basis in fact. And I don’t like talking about it because as soon as I do, you’ll get the Daily Mail or someone grabbing a part of it and doing it, and I don’t want my kids seeing that.
“I’m not going to lay down and just say it’s over,” Noth continued. “It’s a salacious story, but it’s just not a true one. And I can’t just say, ‘Well, OK, that’s it for me’ because of that. I’m an actor. I have other things that I want to do creatively. And I have children to support. I can’t just rest on my laurels. So yeah, I have enough to let a year drift, but I don’t know how to gauge or judge getting back into the club, the business, because corporations are frightened.”
