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The Equalizer: CBS Fires Chris Noth "Effective Immediately"

In light of allegations of sexual assault and sexually inappropriate behavior leveled at the actor, Chris Noth (Sex and the City) has been fired from CBS' Queen Latifah-starring take on The Equalizer. "Chris Noth will no longer film additional episodes of 'The Equalizer', effective immediately," said Universal Television and CBS in a brief statement. Noth, who portrayed William Bishop on the Universal Television and CBS Television Studios-produced series, is expected to appear in one final original episode of what remains of the second season.

The news comes after Noth was dropped by his agency (A3 Artists Agency) and had a Peleton ad pulled when two women alleged the actor sexually assaulted them, accusing the actor of rape in Los Angeles in 2004 and New York City in 2015. Zoe Lister-Jones (Law & Order) came forward with her claims of sexually inappropriate behavior only hours after the original two claims. Noth's character "Mr. Big" was killed off on the recently premiered Sex and the City sequel series …And Just Like That. Represented by Lavely & Singer attorney Andrew Brettler, Noth claims that the incidents were "consensual" and that "the accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false."

THE EQUALIZER is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award® nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah ("Chicago," "Bessie") as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who's also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption. Robyn's clandestine work and her personal life collide when her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother, discover her secret career as a vigilante. While Robyn contends with uncertainty at home, she is joined in her pursuit of justice by William Bishop, her former CIA handler and longtime friend; Melody "Mel" Bayani, an edgy bar owner, and sniper from Robyn's past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker. As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, she sometimes works with Marcus Dante, an NYPD detective who once sought to uncover her identity, but now respects the need for Robyn's type of justice even as he often questions her methods.

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