Chris Noth dropped from 'The Equalizer'

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(CNN)Actor Chris Noth volition nary longer beryllium portion of the CBS play "The Equalizer," pursuing allegations of intersexual battle made against the star.

"Chris Noth volition nary longer movie further episodes of The Equalizer, effectual immediately," CBS and Universal Television, the show's accumulation company, announced successful a little connection to CNN connected Monday.

Two women accused Noth of intersexual battle successful a study past week by The Hollywood Reporter. Noth has denied the allegations.

    "The accusations against maine made by individuals I met years, adjacent decades, agone are categorically false. These stories could've been from 30 years agone oregon 30 days agone — nary ever means nary — that is simply a enactment I did not cross. The encounters were consensual. It's hard not to question the timing of these stories coming out. I don't cognize for definite wherefore they are surfacing now, but I bash cognize this: I did not battle these women," Noth said successful a connection past week.

      In "The Equalizer," which stars Queen Latifah, Noth, 67, portrays erstwhile CIA manager William Bishop. He volition beryllium seen successful 1 upcoming occurrence of the bid that has already been filmed, arsenic good arsenic aboriginal repeats of episodes that person already aired.

      CNN has contacted Noth's typical for comment.

      Late past week, Noth was dropped by his endowment agency, A3 Artists Agency, a spokesperson for the bureau told CNN connected Saturday. Peloton, which had conscionable released a viral commercialized featuring the actor, besides stopped airing the ad.

      In the debut occurrence of HBO Max bid "And Just Like That...," a spinoff of "Sex and the City," Noth's quality suffered a bosom onslaught and died. (CNN and HBO stock genitor institution WarnerMedia.)

        On Monday night, "And Just Like That" stars and enforcement producers Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis released a connection via societal media addressing the allegations for the archetypal time.

        "We are profoundly saddened to perceive the allegations against Chris Noth. We enactment the women who person travel guardant and shared their achy experiences. We cognize it indispensable beryllium a precise hard happening to bash and we commend them for it."

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