'Sex and the City' actor Chris Noth accused of sexual assault by 5th woman

Another woman has come forward with allegations against actor Chris Noth becoming the fifth person this month to accuse the Sex and the City and Law and Order star of sexual assaultIn a press conference with her attorney Gloria Allred singersongwriter Lisa Gentile claimed she was sexually victimised and sexually abused by Noth in 2002 She claimed Noth forcibly pulled her kissed her and touched her breasts reports varietycomI was trying to get him to stop Gentile saidThe day after the alleged incident Gentile claims Noth called her and said if she ever told a soul about what happened the night before that he would ruin my career I would never sing again and he would blacklist me in the businessNoth has previously denied all other allegations calling them categorically falseGentile says she first met Noth in 1998 at a restaurant in the theater district of New York City where the actor was a regular and she was friends with the ownerEventually she and Noth became acquaintances and would chat about music and show business One night in early 2002 Noth offered her a ride home from the restaurant and she accepted since the two were friendlyShe says Noth asked if he could come up and said he just wanted to see where she livedHe started kissing me almost right away Then he leaned against the kitchen countertop and forcibly pulled me against him he was slobbering all over me Gentile alleged during Thursdays press conferenceI quickly became uncomfortableShe said Noth then became more aggressive and began squeezing her breastsI kept pushing his hands down while he was pushing mine up I was trying to get him to stopHe then forced my hands to pull up his shirt exposing his belly and then even harder pushed my hands down towards his penis I finally managed to push him away and get out of his grasp and yelled No I dont want thisHe became extremely angry and started screaming calling me a tease and a bitch Gentile alleged before he stormed out of her apartmentThe next morning Gentile claims Noth called to warn her that he would blacklist her from the business if she ever spoke of what happened and then hung up on herAllred declined to specify details regarding if and when Gentile and Noth saw each other again but said it had been a long time agoI was afraid to come forward because of Mr Noths power and his threats to ruin my career Gentile saidAt the time of the alleged incident Noth had already been a prominent star on Law amp Order and was currently a famous sex symbol on Sex and the City which had become a massive global phenomenonGentile told reporters she was coming forward in hopes of changing legislature relating to sexual abuse Because her alleged incident with Noth would have occurred nearly 20 years ago the statute of limitations has passed Allred said her client believes it is time for the law to change and that is why she is speaking out todayI believe we should have our day in court to hold Mr Noth accountable for what he did Gentile said speaking on behalf of the other women who have recently accused Noth of sexual assaultPrior to Gentiles press conference two women anonymously told The Hollywood Reporter in a report published last week that Noth assaulted them on separate occasions in 2004 and 2015Shortly after a third woman spoke to The Daily Beast alleging sexual assault in 2010In the wake of the allegations Noth was swiftly dropped by his talent agency A3 Artists Agency and was also fired from the series The EqualizerDays before The Hollywood Reporter expose was published Noth had garnered much attention as his iconic Sex and the City character Mr Big was surprisingly killed off the reboot And Just Like ThatWith Noth making headlines news reports regarding his former girlfriend supermodel Beverly Johnson who dated the actor for five years in the early 1990s have resurfaced including a 1995 newspaper entry from the National Enquirer which more than two decades ago printed the headline Shocking Court Papers Claim Top Model Battered By Law amp Order StarThis week Page Six uncovered court documents that reveal Johnson filed a restraining order against Noth in 1995 after claiming he made repeated calls threatening to kill herChris Noth punched me in the chest and ribs injuring my ribs making it difficult to breathe punching and bruising my face and body in which I had to have medical attention Johnson alleged in court documents On July 27 1995 he made repeated threats on my life making up to 25 calls per day threatening to kill me and destroy my face Threatened to kill dogA judge granted the temporary restraining order which Johnson filed for in August 1995 A few months later the order was modified into a mutual restraining orderIn 1993 the Daily News ran an article that alleged Johnson had punched Noth in the face After the mutual restraining order was granted both Johnson and Both agreed to stay 500 yards away from each other and not to make derogatory statements about one anotherNoths representatives did not respond to Varietyas request for comment regarding Johnson and Noth has not made any recent comments to the media regarding Johnson or the restraining orderThis week an actor on aex in the City who worked as Kristin Davis standin for four seasons when she was in her mid20s penned an essay for The Independent calling Noths behavior onset disgusting and toxicShe alleged Noth slid his hand down her back and over my buttThe female stars of And Just Like That Davis Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the allegations against Noth in a joint statement this weekWe are deeply saddened to hear the allegations against Chris Noth We support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences We know it must be a very difficult thing to do and we commend them for it the three actors statedDuring Thursdays press conference Allred urged Noths Sex and the City costars Parker Nixon and Davis to publicly express support for the Adult Survivors Act in New York state which would allow sexual assault victims to seek justice after the statute of limitations has passedNoth has denied all previous accusations In response to the women alleging rape and assault in The Hollywood Reporter Noth said the instances were consensualIn response to the woman who anonymously came forward to The Daily Beast a representative for Noth said the story was a complete fabrication and that Chris has no knowledge of who this individual isThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever