It’s been four days since actor Chris Noth was accused of sexually assaulting numerous women and we still haven’t heard a peep from anyone at WarnerMedia, HBO, or “And Just Like That…”
Last Thursday, two different women told The Hollywood Reporter that Noth abused them on separate occasions in 2004 and 2015. The women don’t know each other and reached out to the magazine independently and months apart from one another, but their stories were alarmingly similar. A day later, a third woman told The Daily Beast she, too, was sexually abused by Noth in 2010.
Related: “And Just Like That…” in peril after multiple women accuse Chris Noth of sexual assault
Noth has denied the accusations, calling them “categorically false.”
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“The accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false,” he said. “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.”
He added, “It’s difficult not to question the timing of these stories coming out. I don’t know for certain why they are surfacing now, but I do know this: I did not assault these women.”
So far, nobody involved with “And Just Like That…” has commented on the matter except for Bridget Moynahan, who reprised her role as Mr. Big’s ex-wife Natasha Naginsky in last week’s episode. And what she said is, um, not great.
“I don’t know anything,” the 50-year-old actress told Elle over the weekend. “It would be inappropriate for me to comment on things I don’t have any knowledge of.”
While Moynahan may not know anything, surely she could have come up with something better than a shrug-your-shoulders “next question” response. That said, it’s still more than any of her colleagues have said so far.
Producer Michael Patrick King and the show’s three leading ladies–Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristen Davis–have all been radio silent, going about their business as if the show’s leading man isn’t now being investigated by LAPD, according to Los Angeles Daily News. It’s a strange response for a show that claims to be about female empowerment and challenging the patriarchy.
Here’s what’s being said on Twitter…
I 100% believe the women who came forward about Chris Noth and know that there are many more women who have yet to come forward.
— kris rehl (@krisrehl) December 16, 2021
I take the silence of the #AndJustLikeThat #SATC cast & production for a YES answer to the question whether they knew about #ChrisNoth or not.
Silence is enabling. #BelieveWomen #sexualassault #AJLT #SexAndTheCity #rape
— Skylar Skylarker (@ChateauDeCat) December 18, 2021
believe women when they try to tell you men abused them whether it’s sexual, physical, emotional, psychological, financial. stand up for them. even if it’s your friend, someone you respect, or a fan of- like Chris Noth.
stop putting abusive men on pedestals. stop staying silent
— Monica Fay (@MsMonicaFay) December 17, 2021
Any comment on Chris Noth? The SATC cast has been mighty silent since the story first broke.
— lyle (@Lylexxxx) December 17, 2021
And just like that… all those seasons of two different Law and Orders, the entirety of The Good Wife and Sex and the City, rendered unwatchable. Way to go Chris Noth, you vile asshole.
— Mx. Amadi Lovelace (@amaditalks) December 16, 2021
If your response to the Chris Noth allegations is, "How do these guys get away with it?" the answer is, "You." The people who speak out don't have to ask that question. We know all too well. Ignorance. Silence. Indifference.
— Tess Rafferty (@TessRafferty) December 19, 2021
This whole Chris Noth saga shows how much women were taught to just stay silent on actual serious situations. Thankfully those silent days are gone.
— Farah (@farah_v_) December 18, 2021
I read those Chris Noth accusations. They are hard to read. Brutal. Believe women.
— Stephanie Alison Walker (@Littof) December 16, 2021
Since the story broke, Noth has been dropped by his agent and had his commercial for Peloton yanked. A deal to sell his tequila brand, Ambhar, for $12 million has also reportedly been scrapped.
Queerty reached out the WarnerMedia for comment but did not hear back by press time.
Sqwoah
I personally don’t give a sh*t
Cam
What a shock, one of the newer names for the same old right wing troll that loves Trump, Bill O’Reilly and other sexual predators doesn’t care about another one.
cuteguy
Kim Cattrall was right about that proven liar Michael Patrick King and his 3 hags, most notably SJP. They are not good ppl
Dymension
Hmm, I think the phrase “sexual assault” must have changed meanings. Do they mean he “touched” them? On the elbow, on the breast? I just don’t get that all of this is happening in broad daylight.
Cam
Guess you missed the reports in some of the articles where one of the women said she was raped by him, and an ex of his said he physically assaulted her, and that these were backed up by hospital records, counseling records and numerous people.
Ken A.
I don’t believe. Haven’t seen the new show yet. Timing is weird. No police report, no arrest just an accusation. At one time they weren’t taken seriously now they’re equal to a conviction and sentence.
Kangol2
Beverly Johnson made accusations about Noth back in the late 1990s. They weren’t taken seriously because he was on a popular TV show. She also made accusations against Bill Cosby, and it took years for his victims to be taken seriously.
Man About Town
Talk about life imitating art; isn’t this exactly what happened to his character on “The Good Wife”?
Joshua333
Not to stereotype but he does fit my perceived image of what he is being accused of.
Toofie
It’s an accusation. Nothing proven. Plus his character was killed off. The show doesn’t have to issue a statement. This article wreaks of creating a non story because the writer doesn’t like the show or actors on it.
Brian
Well, one of the accusers asked for a restraining order and got it. So it seems that at least one judge agreed that something bad was happening.
leo1008
A Public Service Announcement for the kids out there: people are SUPPOSED to be silent about allegations. That’s the SMART response. There may very well be some confusion, for the younger generations, regarding the meaning of the term “allegation.” So, FYI: allegation does NOT mean guilty! And, unless and until someone is proven guilty (either in court or through some other reliable mechanism), the prudent response is to remain silent on what may very well turn out to be gossip.
It stands to reason, therefore, that when we see twitter mobs attack someone based only on allegations, that’s the STUPID response. That’s close to, if not identical with, the same mentality that, in previous generations, would destroy someone’s career because they’re a “communist,” or, going back further, burn someone at the stake for being a “witch”.
So, yes, remaining silent in the face of nothing more than allegations is a GOOD thing, and we need to see a lot more of it.
Openminded
But Leo, you don’t understand, Graham has declared him guilty so it must be true. That is how it works isn’t it?
Cam
Translation: The right wing troll account believes that nobody should ever express their opinion when it has to do with rape, assault, anti-LGBTQ bigotry, etc.
Oh, and the fact that the “openminded” screename rushed in to defend this comment exposes it as another one of it’s new screenames.
Thanks for being so bad at trolling! 🙂
leo1008
@ Cam: Please take not of this entry from Wikipedia: “A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, whereas the real subject of the argument was not addressed or refuted, but instead replaced with a false one.”
You have provided a textbook example of this straw man fallacy: instead of responding to me, you responded to a fictional person who apparently thinks that “nobody should ever express their opinion when it has to do with rape, assault, anti-LGBTQ bigotry, etc.”
This sort of approach, or “argument,” makes the Left look bad, and, quite frankly, it makes well-meaning activists look pathetic. All you are accomplishing is to convince our country that the Left is populated by extremist trolls who try to engage in the character assassination of anyone who disagrees with them. And that, in turn, is a great way to drive votes over to people like trump. So, for the sake of our country, our democracy, and all of those minorities you supposedly care about, I entreat you to please just grow the F#@k up.
The point in my original statement is that we live in a country where everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence and to due process. Perhaps you don’t want to extend these privileges to people you don’t like or to people you don’t agree with; nevertheless, I assure you that you will suddenly realize just how important these pillars of our society actually are if and when you ever find yourself on the receiving end of “allegations.”
It’s really not rocket science. Either everyone is accorded fair treatment in response to whatever charges they face or, in the absence of that approach, none of us are safe. Without the presumption of innocence and a right to due process, any one of us can be accused of anything by anyone at any time and just like that (regardless of our guilt or innocence) our life is destroyed.
It took countless generations of work and struggle to build a society in which everyone is equal before the law. And then people like you come along and sneer at and sh*t on these values with the contemptuousness of a sniveling, narcissistic brat. You know nothing. And I only hope our society can withstand the onslaught of your astonishing ignorance.
Openminded
@CAM, You stated “Translation: The right wing troll account believes that nobody should ever express their opinion…”. Isn’t that your method of operation? How ’bout you go F*ck yourself.
sfhairy
Um, very few people care. We will continue to watch everything he was ever in and not think about it. Take your false flag of righteousness elsewhere.
cuteguy
Actually @sfairy very few trolls will think like you. Most ppl DO CARE. But then again pls fossils like you couldn’t care less what’s happening outside the retirement home. But most of the living do care. We are not shut ins like you and we want to rid the worked of this, or at least try
Bonuscheque
Best comment.
skeldare
His character was killed off after one episode. Why do they need to really say anything? His character will never be seen again.
cuteguy
They filmed flashbacks with him in future episodes which are now in jeopardy, the scenes anyways
Pistolo
I believe his accusers however I think pivoting the conversation to the cast is a bit unfair. I don’t think they were complicit, I don’t think they had any idea what he was up to. If anything, they probably had a totally different impression of him and trying to reconcile that with these revelations. I’m sure it’s devastating, especially given the fact these women were fans and indulged him initially because they were caught up in the fantasy of being on a date with “Mr. Big”. It’s such a betrayal of the cast, the entire production to abuse that power. He didn’t hurt them as badly but he did still hurt them quite a bit and I’m sure they’re grieving the person they thought he was.
Cam
Some of these accusations came out years ago, and people on the set of Law and Order said he was a predator during that show.
So did they know? Yeah, they just didn’t care because it wasn’t well known. Just like the Epstein stuff.
GreekKeys
They went back to his apartment.