Sarah Jessica Parker 'heartbroken' over Chris Noth assault allegations

Sarah Jessica Parker ‘heartbroken’ over Chris Noth sexual assault allegations and ‘livid the show has been put in a terrible position’

  • Sarah Jessica Parker is ‘heartbroken’ over the Chris Noth sexual assault allegations, a source told Us Weekly
  • The star is also said to be ‘livid’ about what the accusations will mean for the cast and crew of And Just Like That, the SATC reboot 
  • THR published allegations of sexual assault against the star from two women who used the pseudonyms Zoe, now 40, and Lily, now 31
  • Noth has vehemently denied all allegations of sexual assault, but he’s admitted to having ‘consensual encounters’ with both of his accusers

In light of the allegations of sexual assaults piling up against actor Chris Noth, his Sex and the City co-star Sarah Jessica Parker is reportedly ‘livid’ over what the accusations will do to the cast and crew on the show.

A source close to the 56-year-old actress reveals she is ‘heartbroken’ over the reports and feels that ‘she has let everyone down,’ reported Us Weekly.

Prior to the holidays, The Hollywood Reporter published allegations of sexual assault against Noth from two women who used the pseudonyms Zoe, now 40, and Lily, now 31.  Noth, 67, has denied the assaults and asserts that the sexual encounters were consensual.

Blindsided: A source close to Sarah Jessica Parker reveals she is ‘heartbroken’ over the Chris Noth sexual assault reports and feels that ‘she has let everyone down,’ reported Us Weekly

‘She is fiercely protective of Carrie Bradshaw and livid that she and everyone else at the show has been put into this position,’ the source told Us. 

‘It is not about the money, but rather her legacy. Carrie was all about helping women and now, under her watch, women are saying that they have been hurt.’

Noth recently reprised his SATC role of Mr. Big in the HBO Max reboot, And Just Like That. His shock death in the first episode set up the entire plot for Carrie in the limited series.

The insider added that SJP ‘feels like there has been two deaths’ now that these allegations 

‘She is fiercely protective of Carrie Bradshaw and livid that she and everyone else at the show has been put into this position,’ the source told Us.

‘She takes the power of being Carrie Bradshaw very seriously. With great power comes great responsibility and although SJP knows this is about him, not her, she feels like she has let everyone down,’ the source continued. 

In the initial report, both accusers claim that Noth had sex with them from behind in front of a mirror, with the first attack allegedly taking place in 2004, while the second reportedly occurred in 2015, three years after Noth married his wife, Tara Wilson, with whom he has two children. 

Noth has vehemently denied all allegations of sexual assault, but he’s admitted to having ‘consensual encounters’ with both of his accusers.  

The Los Angeles Police Department is not investigating Noth ‘at this point’ on claims that he raped a woman in his LA apartment in 2004, after she and a second accuser came forward with allegations of sexual assault against the actor. 

‘She takes the power of being Carrie Bradshaw very seriously. With great power comes great responsibility and although SJP knows this is about him, not her, she feels like she has let everyone down,’ the source continued.

Deadline had previously reported that the actor was indeed under investigation, citing LAPD sergeant Bruce Borihanh as saying, ‘We are still looking into the nature of the report and trying to narrow down where, when and if where the report was filed.’ 

His ‘recently retained’ lawyer Andrew Brettler told Deadline that the actor has not yet been contacted by law enforcement, but that he plans to ‘cooperate fully … if anyone does reach out.’ 

Both women said that the recent publicity surrounding the Sex and the City reboot ‘stirred painful memories’ of their encounters with Noth and ‘triggered’ them to go public with their claims. 

‘It is not about the money, but rather her legacy. Carrie was all about helping women and now, under her watch, women are saying that they have been hurt.’

In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Noth admitted that he had ‘consensual encounters’ with the two women, but he strongly denied any accusations that he assaulted them.

‘The accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false,’ the statement reads.

‘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’s difficult not to question the timing of these stories coming out. I don’t know for certain why they are surfacing now, but I do know this: I did not assault these women.’ 

Allegations: The Hollywood Reporter published allegations of sexual assault against Noth from two women who used the pseudonyms Zoe, now 40, and Lily, now 31. Noth, 67, has denied the assaults and asserts that the sexual encounters were consensual.

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