Sex and the City star Chris Noth is accused of RAPE and sexual assault by TWO women - one of whom claims she needed stitches after 2004 assault in his apartment when he was 49 and she was just 22
Sex And The City star Chris Noth has been accused of sexual assault by two women - one of whom claims she needed stitches after he raped her in his apartment in 2004, when he was 49 and she was just 22.
Allegations against the American actor, now 67, were detailed in a new report from The Hollywood Reporter published on Thursday.
According to the publication, Noth's two accusers - who do not know one another - approached THR separately and months apart with their allegations against the actor, who has vehemently denied the accusations.
Both of the women, who used the pseudonyms Zoe, now 40, and Lily, now 31, claim that Noth had sex with them from behind in front of a mirror, with the first attack allegedly taking place in 2004, while the second reportedly occurred in 2015, three years after Noth married his wife, Tara Wilson, with whom he has two children.
The two women both also allege that the attacks took place in one of Noth's homes - the first in his Los Angeles apartment and the second in his New York City property - after the actor invited them over.
The first, Zoe, said she visited the actor's home in West Hollywood to return a book that he had lent her, while the second stated that she went back to Noth's apartment in Greenwich Village after a date, when he invited her to sample 'his collection of whiskeys'.
Allegations: Sex And The City star Chris Noth has been accused of rape and sexual assault by two women in a new report published by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday
Signature role: Noth's most famous role is as Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker) love interest John James 'Mr. Big' Preston
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Noth, who has two sons with his wife Wilson - Keats and Orion - admitted that he had 'consensual encounters' with the two women, but he strongly denied any accusations that he assaulted them.
'The accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false,' the statement reads.
'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. The encounters were consensual.
'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.'
Zoe claims that she was raped by Noth in his West Hollywood apartment in 2004 when she was just 22 and he was 49 - alleging that the actor invited her to his home to return a book that he had lent her, before 'raping her from behind' while they were 'facing a mirror'.
She also claimed that the actor 'laughed at her' when she asked him to use a condom - and that she was left bleeding after the assault, and had to go to the hospital to get stitches.
'It was very painful and I yelled out, "Stop!"' she told THR. 'And he didn’t. I said, "Can you at least get a condom?" and he laughed at me.'
Zoe says she first met Noth while working 'in an entry-level position at a high-profile firm where Noth and other celebrities regularly had business'. She claims that the actor began flirting with her in the office, before he began leaving messages on her voicemail.
The younger of the two women - who used the pseudonym Lily - claims Noth raped her in his New York apartment in 2015, three years after he wed wife Tara Wilson (pictured this month)
Both women told THR that the recent publicity surrounding the release of the Sex and the City sequel And Just Like That prompted them to come forward with their claims
His most famous role is as Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker) love interest John James 'Mr. Big' Preston whom he portrayed from the series pilot in June 1998 until the series finale in February 2004.
He reprised the role for Sex And The City: The Movie in 2008 and again in Sex And The City 2 in 2010 before his character was killed off in the first episode of series sequel And Just Like That... which debuted last week.
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