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| Chris Noth most recently starred in the Sex and the City sequel. (Photo by= Reuters) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] A fifth woman has accused Sex and the City actor Chris Noth of sexual abuse and threatening to ruin her career if she spoke out about the alleged attack. US singer Lisa Gentile says the actor, now 67, groped her at her New York apartment after giving her a lift home from a restaurant almost 20 years ago, BBC reported.
The accusation comes after four other women alleged that Mr Noth had sexually assaulted them years ago. Mr Noth rejected earlier accusations as "categorically false". On Thursday, Ms Gentile, 54, told a virtual press conference she had first met the actor at a New York City restaurant in 1998. Ms Gentile said she had not come forward with the allegation before now because she had been "afraid... of Noth's power and his threats to ruin my career". Her lawyer, Gloria Allred, said her client would not be able to file a legal complaint because of the amount of time that had passed since the alleged incident. Ms Allred said her client wanted the law - under which some historic cases expire after time - to change, and "that is why she is speaking out today".
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) earlier said that the allegations had not led to an investigation because no official report had been made to police. Mr Noth's attorney, Andrew Brettler, told the BBC his client had no further comment at this time.
