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“Chris Noth will no longer film additional episodes of The Equalizer, effective immediately,” CBS and Universal Television, which produces the series, said in a joint statement. He will appear in one more episode of the show that has completed production.

The decision comes four days after THR reported a story detailing allegations of sexual assault against Noth by two women: One who says Noth sexually assaulted her in 2004 in Los Angeles, and one who alleges he assaulted her in his New York apartment in 2015. The pair of women approached THR “separately, months apart,” and do not know each other. But the press reports and promotions affected both of them, resulting in the recollection of “painful memories of incidents” that occurred in Los Angeles in 2004 and New York in 2015. Noth denied the accusations in a statement.

“The accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false,” Noth said. “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.”

Following the story’s publication at THR, Noth was dropped as a client of A3 Artists Agency. Further, an ad he filmed for Peloton, which was released after his character passed in HBO’s And Just Like That — was also removed from the fitness company’s social media channels.

Now, The Equalizer production has joined in on separating themselves from Noth. On the series, Noth played William Bishop, lead character Robyn McCall’s (Queen Latifah) former CIA handler and long-time friend.

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