Peloton cuts ties with Sex And The City star Chris Noth after sex assault claims
Peloton has ended its advertising campaign starring Chris Noth following accusations of sexual assault against the actor.
The Sex And The City star has said allegations made against him by two different women more than 10 years apart are âcategorically falseâ.
Best known for his role as Mr Big in the hit TV series, the 67-year-old was killed off in the debut episode of the spin-off series And Just Like That⊠after completing a Peloton spinning class.
Noth teamed up with the exercise company following his characterâs controversial death, appearing in an advert for the fitness brand narrated and produced by movie star Ryan Reynolds.
However, just days after its release, Peloton have removed their campaign from social media in the wake of the allegations on Thursday.
In a statement given to the PA news agency, Peloton said: âEvery single sexual assault accusation must be taken seriously.
âWe were unaware of these allegations when we featured Chris Noth in our response to HBOâs reboot.
âAs we seek to learn more, we have stopped promoting this video and archived related social posts.â
It is understood that Reynolds, 45, and senior fitness instructor at Peloton Jess King, who stars in the clip, have also deleted the video from their social media accounts.
The women, who do not know each other, approached trade publication The Hollywood Reporter separately to claim Noth had assaulted them.
One woman, who is given the pseudonym Zoe, said she was 22 and working in an entry-level job for a high-profile firm where Noth and other celebrities regularly had business when he assaulted her in his apartment in Los Angeles in 2004.
Another woman, given the pseudonym Lily, was 25 and working as waitress in the VIP section of a New York nightclub when she met Noth in 2015.
She claims he assaulted her in his New York apartment.
A statement from Noth said: âThe accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false.
âThese stories couldâve been from 30 years ago or 30 days ago â no always means no â that is a line I did not cross.
âThe encounters were consensual.
âItâs difficult not to question the timing of these stories coming out. I donât know for certain why they are surfacing now, but I do know this: I did not assault these women.â

