Chris Noth’s longtime co-star Queen Latifah has just weighed in on the allegations of rape and sexual harassment made against the actor last month.
Latifah and Noth star on the hit CBS police procedural The Equalizer together. Or rather they did until producers dropped him from the series following the explosive accusations.
Now, Latifah is breaking her silence on the matter in an interview with Julie Moran at People.
“It’s still surreal,” she says. “It is such a dicey, delicate situation that requires a great deal of respect.”
“That’s a personal thing that he’s going to have to deal with. Chris’s character’s obviously a big part of the show and it was amazing chemistry, amazing chemistry. And my feeling is justice has to prevail regardless. I just want the right things to be done, you know?”
Latifah adds that producers of the show are still working out how to best address the loss of Noth’s character.
“We are figuring out what we want to do creatively on the show and how we’re going to deal with that character,” she explains.
Last month, two women accused Noth of rape in an article published by The Hollywood Reporter. Not long after the story boke, actress Zoe Lister-Jones accused him of sexual harassment as well as drunken behavior on the set of Law & Order.
In response, Noth was dropped by his agent and producers for HBO’s And Just Like That, a continuation of Sex and the City which included Noth’s character, deleted his scenes from a future episode. Meanwhile, the show’s three stars, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristen Davis, released a joint statement in support of the victims.
Noth denies the accusations.
Related: Cynthia Nixon breaks her silence on the Chris Noth scandal
Kangol2
He plays a CIA supervisor or operative of some sort, doesn’t he, so just write a script saying he was sent off to a sensitive zone, got taken out, and have someone else replace him.
Fahd
She doesn’t seem to me to be “speaking out”, but rather saying that she hopes justice is done and that the show can deal with the loss of an important character; not a remarkable position or hope.
Prax07
I don’t buy that he did what these couple of women are claiming. I call bullshit.
curiobi
Why, do you know something?
Kangol2
More than a “couple”!
Cam
Cute that you ignore the fact that a well known woman who was married at the time, is a successful actress, director, and producer, said he was uncomfortable and creepy to work with. So can’t exactly chalk that up to someone who wanted to date him can you?
cuteguy
Just have him die of a heart attack after he gets off his Peleton. If it’s not broke…
jackscott
I wouldn’t expect anything from Queen Closet, she wouldn’t even speak about her own sexuality for years. Why would she have a stance about Noth?! Plus, if those that accused him years later want to pursue something they should speak out and take any possible steps. However, his co-start/friends, etc. really should stay out of it and let the courts do their thing. He should also be allowed to present another side if he believes differently than his accusers.
lacciani
How come Chris North ,Mario Cuomo and others lose their jobs over one or two accusations and
Trump was accused of sexual abuse and nothing happened to him ???
LumpyPillows
Because the left would rather cancel their own and are chicken shiiiits.
redzebra1
because the NYPD, U.S judiciary & the GOP shield him. And still do
Ronbo
I’d rather they keep him on the show and show the behavior thru his character. We shouldn’t keep that kind of action in the closet.
And… to be honest, there are a LOT of men like him in: politics, the military, sports, police, and… the FBI. It would be good to see her murder/death/kill TV program actually show REALITY.
I’ve never seen someone get killed, unless you count the 7 or 8 murders that CBS promotes nightly.