Third woman accuses actor Chris Noth of assault
A third woman, musician Lisa Gentile, has come forward to accuse Sex And The City actor Chris Noth of sexual assault
Noth, 67, best known for his role as Mr Big in the hit TV series and current spin-off And Just Like That, was previously accused of assaulting two women more than 10 years apart.
Noth vehemently denied the earlier allegations, saying they were ācategorically falseā and that the encounters were consensual.
On Thursday, he was accused of a further alleged incident in early 2002 by musician Lisa Gentile.
Ms Gentile said in a statement she had first met Noth when frequenting the DaMarino Restaurant in New York City in 1998.
She claimed that in early 2002 Noth had given her a ride home and asked to come up to her apartment where he kissed her and āforciblyā pulled her against him.
āHe was slobbering all over me,ā she said.
āI quickly became uncomfortable. Then he became more aggressive and put both hands on my breasts and began squeezing them very hard over my shirt.
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āI grabbed his hands with my hands and tried to stop him. I kept pushing his hands down while he was pushing mine up. I was trying to get him to stop.ā
Gentile claimed she had pushed Noth off her and shouted āNo, I donāt want this,ā at which point he became āextremely angryā and called me a āteaseā and a ābitchā.
āHe stormed out of my apartment,ā she said.
She also claimed that Noth had called her the next day and warned that he would āruin her careerā and have her āblacklistedā in the business.
āI was afraid to come forward because of Mr Nothās power and his threats to ruin my career,ā she said.
āI am speaking out now in support of the other four women who have courageously come forward before me.ā
Gentile is being represented by womenās rights lawyer Gloria Allred, of US firm Allred, Maroko & Goldberg.
Representatives for Noth have been contacted for response.
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The previous claims were made by two women following Nothās appearance in the SATC spinoff show And Just Like That which had stirred up painful memories.
One woman, who is given the pseudonym Zoe, said she was 22 and working in an entry-level job for a high-profile firm where Noth and other celebrities regularly had business when he allegedly assaulted her in his apartment in Los Angeles in 2004.
Another woman, given the pseudonym Lily, was 25 and working as a waitress in the VIP section of a New York nightclub when she met Noth in 2015.
She claims he assaulted her in his New York apartment.
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said there is currently no investigation into the incidents.
Noth said in a statement: āThe accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false.
āThese stories couldāve been from 30 years ago or 30 days ago ā no always means no ā that is a line I did not cross.
āThe encounters were consensual.
āItās difficult not to question the timing of these stories coming out. I donāt know for certain why they are surfacing now, but I do know this: I did not assault these women.ā
His SATC co-stars said they were ādeeply saddenedā by the allegations but praised the women for speaking out.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, who play Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte in the hit US show, acknowledged the difficulty of sharing the āpainful experiencesā.
āWe are deeply saddened to hear the allegations against Chris Noth,ā the trio posted on social media.
āWe support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences.
āWe know it must be a very difficult thing for them to do and we commend them for it.ā
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