Chris Noth Breaks Silence On SA Allegations

Chris Noth has broken his silence surrounding being accused of sexual assault by multiple women.

“I strayed on my wife, and it’s devastating to her and not a very pretty picture. What it isn’t is a crime. There’s nothing I can say to change anyone’s mind when you have that kind of a tidal wave.”

The statement comes two years following several women accusing him of sexual assault.

In December 2021, one woman alleged he “rape[d] her from behind” in 2004. Another woman claimed she was assaulted by him in his New York City apartment in 2015.

Noth denied the allegations saying, “The accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false. These stories could’ve 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.”

“It sounds defensive. I’m not. There’s no criminal court. There’s no criminal trial. There’s nothing for me to get on the stand about and get my story out, get witnesses. And there’s even more absurd add-ons that are completely ridiculous, that have absolutely no basis in fact.”

He is reportedly currently directing and starring in Eugene Ionesco’s play 'Rhinoceros' at a theater in Massachusetts. He said he plans to step back into the spotlight to support his family.

“I’m not going to lay down and just say [my career is] over. It’s a salacious story, but it’s just not a true one. And I can’t just say ‘Well, OK, that’s it for me’ because of that. I’m an actor. I have other things that I want to do creatively. And I have children to support. I can’t just rest on my laurels. So yeah, I have enough to let a year drift, but I don’t know how to gauge or judge getting back into the club, the business, because corporations are frightened.”

“I have to just continue on. It’s rough, because people are scared, and their fear leads them. And I have to just persevere because I still have a creative life.”