"And Just Like That", the sequel to the hugely popular '90s show "Sex and the City", wiped Mr. Big from the finale after allegations of sexual harassment of actor Chris Noth, returning as the eternal boyfriend and then husband of the protagonist Carrie Bradshaw. Noth, who is 67, was supposed to appear in a micro-role in the grand finale on February 3, but his presence was deemed inappropriate in light of the tales of two women at the "Hollywood Reporter" who, independently of one on the other, they put him in the dock for having committed serious violence against them years later.
"And Just Like That", created by executive producer Michael Patrick King, airs in the US on Hbo Max and in Italy on Sky: three of the four protagonists of "Sex and the City" (Samantha was sent to London after disagreements with Carrie) and their partners deal with friendships, loves and ailments once they cross the 50-year mark. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) remains a widow: Mr. Big is made to die of a heart attack after an intense workout on a Peloton spinning bike at the end of the first episode and in the second his funeral is celebrated. However, it should have reappeared in the final episode in a short fantasy in which Carrie reunites with him on the Pont des Art in Paris: an important place in the couple's history where the sex columnist goes to scatter the ashes of the Seine.loved well.
The mini-clip had been shot months ago, sources of "Variety" have learned: it has now been judged "a passage not significant enough to justify saving it" from the scissors of the editing room. After the accusations of the first two, who asked for anonymity last December, other women then told the media that Noth got his hands on them. The actor replied to the first two: according to him, if there had been sex, it was consensual. After the accusations, and despite the denials, Noth has become 'persona non grata' on TV: CBS has canceled him from the next episodes of the series "The Equalizer" while Parker, with co-stars Cynthia Nixon (Miranda) and Kristin Davis (Charlotte), expressed solidarity with her accusers: "We know how difficult it is to come forward and we commend them for their courage. "