Chris Noth accused of sexual assault by two women, actor denies allegations

Sex and the City star Chris Noth has been accused of sexual assault by two women The actor has denied the allegations saying that the claims are categorically false According to a long interview report by The Hollywood Reporter the actor who is currently enjoying the limelight following the longawaited revival of Sex and the City is accused of sexual assault by two separate women who spoke anonymously to the publication in order to protect their privacyThe women who do not know each other spoke under the pseudonyms Zoe now 40 and Lily now 31 Both women told The Hollywood Reporter that the renewed attention for Noth with And Just Like That brought up painful memories prompting them to come forward with their stories Lily reached out to the outlet in August and Zoe in OctoberZoe who works in the entertainment industry accused Noth of rape and told the outlet that her assault occurred in 2004 in Los Angeles On the other hand Lily who now works as a journalist said she was assaulted by the actor in 2015 in New York City After graduating college in 2004 Zoe who was 22 at the time moved to Los Angeles and was working an entrylevel entertainment job where Noth and other celebrities regularly conducted business Zoe told the publication that Noth would walk by her desk and flirt with her and leave messages on her work phone the report by The Hollywood Reporter statesZoes former boss at the firm verified this behavior to the outlet and said she thought it was odd that Noth much older and at the height of his Sex and the City fame took interest in her younger employee but she did not find it alarming The report also states that Noth invited Zoe to the pool at his apartment building in West Hollywood At the apartment Noth kissed her as she stepped through the door and she tentatively kissed back According to The Hollywood Reporter Noth then pulled her towards him moved her towards the bed and began to rape herZoes close friend also told The Hollywood Reporter that the two went to CedarsSinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to say she had been assaulted but did not mention Noths name out of fear of retaliation from a celebrity Meanwhile Lily who was 25 at the time of assault told The Hollywood Reporter that she met The Equalizer actor then 60 when she was a server in the VIP section at the New York nightclub No 8 I was truly starstruck He was hitting on me for sure I was flattered I knew he was married which is shameful of me to admit Lily told the outletThe report further states that Noth got Lilys number asked her out and they went to dinner at Il Cantinori a restaurant featured on Sex in the City as the venue of Carrie Bradshaws Sarah Jessica Parker 30th birthday party The kitchen was already closed when they arrived Lily states that they had wine at the bar while discussing the third Sex and the City movie and her career trajectory Lily told THR she had too much to drink though she was nowhere near blacking out As a fan of Noth she explained to The Hollywood Reporter that she was having an outofbody experience on the date After leaving the restaurant the two went to Noths Greenwich Village apartment around the corner and drank whiskeyHe tried to make out with me I cautiously entertained it Lily told THR Hes older and looked older He kept trying and trying and trying and I should have said no more firmly and left And then the next thing I knew he pulled down his pants and he was standing in front of me Lily told the outletOne of Lilys friends told the outlet that she remembers getting a call after the alleged incident and suggested to call the police but Lily did not want to The friend told that she listened to a voicemail from Noth after that night where he allegedly said Hey hope you didnt take anything wrong last night We had fun Just want to make sure you didnt take it the wrong wayThe Hollywood Reporter claims of reviewing text messages between Noth and Lily one of which said By the way I have to ask did you enjoy our night last week I thought it was a lot of fun but I wasnt quite sure how you felt Lilys text response read HmmI certainly enjoyed your company Great conversation Not to go into specifics over text message but I did feel slightly used As per the report Noth asked her out another time but the two never met againLater on Friday former Law and Order actor Zoe ListerJones also posted a statement on her Instagram handle where she alleged that Noth is a sexual predator Last week my friend asked me how I felt about Mr Bigs death on And Just Like That and I said honestly I felt relieved she wrote Zoe also recalled that when she worked at a club Noth owned in New York he was consistently inappropriate with a fellow female promoter concluding her statement Mr Big As per the latest development Noth has denied all the allegationsThe accusations against me made by individuals I met years even decades ago are categorically false Noth said in a prepared statement obtained by Variety These stories couldve 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 Its difficult not to question the timing of these stories coming out I dont know for certain why they are surfacing now but I do know this I did not assault these women he statedThis 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