Sex And The City's Chris Noth Accused Of Sexual Assault By Fourth Woman

Lisa Gentile alleged that Chris Noth sexually assaulted her in 2002

A fourth woman has accused Chris Noth of sexual assault, saying Thursday that the Sex And The City star had threatened to "ruin her career" if she spoke out about the alleged attack in 2002 earlier. Singer and composer Lisa Gentile told a virtual press conference that Noth had insisted on following her up to her New York apartment, where he allegedly groped her and forced her to touch him. "Then he became more aggressive and put both hands on my breasts and began squeezing them very hard over my shirt," she said. "I was trying to get him to stop. Then he forced my hands to pull up his shirt exposing his belly, and then even harder he pushed my hands down toward his penis. "I finally managed to push him away and get out of his grasp and yell 'No, I don't want this,'" Lisa Gentile said, adding: "He became extremely angry and started screaming and calling me a tease and a bitch."

Lisa Gentile's lawyer Gloria Allred said her client would not be able to file a complaint because the allegations go back "almost twenty years" and are barred by the statute of limitations.

Allred said she hoped a law, to be considered next month in New York, would open a one-year window for victims of sexual abuse to file a complaint even if the statute of limitations has expired.

Last week, the Hollywood Reporter published allegations from two anonymous women that Chris Noth, now age 67, had sexually assaulted them.