The American actor Chris Noth, famous for his role of Mr. Big in the series Sex and the City, denied Thursday the accusations of two women who say they were victims of sexual assault from him.
Chris Noth recently found himself propelled to the front page of the American media after a rocky recovery of the series and the death of his character on an exercise bike. He believes that it is no coincidence that these accusations, made anonymously by two women to the Hollywood Reporter, follow this media hype by only a few days.
The trade magazine published Thursday the accusations of the two women, who do not know each other and contacted the magazine several months apart. They explained that the publicity around the revival of Sex and the City on the HBO channel had awakened painful memories, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
The accusations made against me by people I met years ago, even decades, are categorically false, the 67-year-old actor reacted in a statement sent to AFP. Relationships were consensual, he insists. No always means no - it is a limit that I did not cross, assures Chris Noth.
It's hard not to wonder about the timing of these stories. I don't know precisely why they are surfacing now, but I do know this: I did not assault these women, the actor concluded in his statement.
One of them says she was raped by Chris Noth in 2004 in the apartment of the actor in West Hollywood, while she came to return a book lent to him when they had crossed at the edge of the swimming pool of the building. She was 22 years old at the time and had to go to the hospital to receive stitches after the rape, according to her account, some details of which are confirmed by several witnesses interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter.
The other woman had gone on a date with Chris Noth in New York in 2015. He had then invited her to his apartment, where she claims she was assaulted. According to Deadline, a site specializing in the entertainment industry, the Los Angeles police had opened an investigation after the alleged rape in 2004.
