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Fans of The Equalizer finally learned howChris Noth’s character was written off the show.
During Sunday night’s episode of theQueen Latifah-led drama, it was revealed that Noth’s character William Bishop had died. Bishop’s death aired months afterallegations of sexual assaultwere made against the actor late last year.
In the episode, which was titled “Pulse,” Noth’s Bishop died in a plane crash while he was working with the CIA and investigating another plane crash.
The last episode of the series that Noth had starred in aired on Jan. 2 and was filmed prior to the star being removed from the series in December 2021, when allegations against him were made public.
All of the six episodes that aired since the Jan. 2 installment did not feature Noth’s character.
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The allegations against Noth first surfaced in a Dec. 16 article inThe Hollywood Reporter,in which two women accused him of sexually assaulting them.
According to one woman, who spoke under the pseudonym Zoe, Noth allegedly raped her in a Los Angeles apartment in 2004. She claimed they met at a high-profile firm in L.A. with ties to celebrities like Noth.
Another woman, using the pseudonym Lily, claimed Noth invited her to his New York City apartment in 2015 after they had dinner and drinks. Lily, who was 25 at the time, said she metThe Good Wifealum while working as a server at a local nightclub.
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After Ava’s account, Noth’s publicist denied the allegations in a statementto PEOPLE, but at the time of Gentile’s claims, a rep for Noth did not have a comment.
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After the first two allegations were made public, CBS released astatementon Dec. 20 confirming that Noth had been removed fromThe Equalizer. “Chris Noth will no longer film additional episodes ofThe Equalizer, effective immediately,” the statement said at the time.
“It’s still surreal. It is such a dicey, delicate situation that requires a great deal of respect,” she said, adding, “That’s a personal thing that he’s going to have to deal with.”
As for how his character is being written off, the actress and singer said at the time, “We are figuring out what we want to do creatively on the show and how we’re going to deal with that character.”
source: people.com
