Chris Noth Edited From ‘And Just Like That’ Finale Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

Chris Noth only had a small part but a big role in the “Sex and the City” sequel, “And Just Like That.” The 67-year-old actor played the main character’s on-again, off-again love interest “Mr. Big” for most of the original series. He returned to play the same character in the highly-anticipated sequel.

The pair got married in the first movie and were still living together happily when “And Just Like That” kicked off in 2021. But then, Big died in the first episode, leaving Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) to navigate the grief of widowhood and becoming a single woman in her 50s. Fans were shocked over how Carrie lost her husband when he had a heart attack following an intense Peloton ride.

Noth was already off the “Sex and the City” spinoff for the rest of the season because his character was dead. But now he’s been scrubbed from the season finale as well, in which Big apparently had a cameo in originally. The final episode is scheduled to drop on HBO Max February 3. 

Warning: spoiler ahead for the “And Just Like That” season finale.

According to TV Line, in the finale Carrie goes to the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris to scatter Big’s ashes in the Seine river. Fans of the original series recall how important that city is to the couple as it’s where Big goes to profess his love for Carrie in the last season. The scene originally included a fantasy sequence where Big appears to Carrie while she’s there spreading his ashes. Now that scene, which was filmed on location in Paris, has been cut out completely. 

The decision to nix the scene was made amid sexual assault allegations against Noth. Right after the new HBO series premiered, multiple women came forward to accuse the “Law & Order” alum of misconduct.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, two women alleged that Noth raped them in separate incidents, one in 2004 and the other in 2015. The actor categorically denied these allegations. 

“The accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false,” Noth said in a statement at the time. “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.”

Meanwhile, Noth’s “And Just Like That” co-stars immediately voiced their support for the accusers.

“We are deeply saddened to hear the allegations against Chris Noth,” a joint statement from Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis said. “We support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences. We know it must be a very difficult thing to do and we commend them for it.”

A third woman came forward with more allegations of assault shortly after the first accusations went public. Noth denied these claims as well. 

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