LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A fourth lady has accused Chris Noth of sexual assault, saying on Thursday (Dec 23) that the Intercourse And The Metropolis star had threatened to “wreck her profession” if she spoke out concerning the alleged assault in 2002 earlier.
Singer and composer Lisa Gentile informed a digital press convention that Noth had insisted on following her as much as her New York house, the place he allegedly groped her and compelled her to the touch him.
“Then he grew to become extra aggressive and put each fingers on my breasts and started squeezing them very exhausting over my shirt,” she stated.
“I used to be attempting to get him to cease. Then he compelled my fingers to drag up his shirt exposing his stomach, after which even tougher he pushed my fingers down towards his penis.
“I lastly managed to push him away and get out of his grasp and yell ‘No, I do not need this’,” Gentile stated.
“He grew to become extraordinarily offended and began screaming and calling me a tease and a bitch.”
Gentile’s lawyer Gloria Allred stated her shopper wouldn’t have the ability to file a criticism as a result of the allegations return “virtually 20 years” and are barred by the statute of limitations.
Ms Allred stated she hoped a legislation, to be thought of subsequent month in New York, would open a one-year window for victims of sexual abuse to file a criticism even when the statute of limitations has expired.
Final week, the Hollywood Reporter revealed allegations from two nameless girls that Noth, 67, had sexually assaulted them.
One lady alleged that Noth raped her in his West Hollywood house in 2004. She was 22 on the time and went to hospital to obtain stitches as a result of her accidents, she stated.
The opposite lady stated she was on a date with Noth in New York in 2015 when he invited her again to his house, the place he allegedly assaulted her.
A day later, a 3rd lady informed The Day by day Beast that Noth had assaulted her in New York Metropolis in 2010, when she was 18.
On Monday, Intercourse And The Metropolis stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon issued a press release expressing help for the ladies who got here ahead.
“We’re deeply saddened to listen to the allegations in opposition to Chris Noth,” they wrote.
“We help the ladies who’ve come ahead and shared their painful experiences. We all know it have to be a really tough factor to do and we commend them for it.”