Queen Latifah Responds to Allegations Against Chris Noth: “Justice Has to Prevail”

Queen Latifah is responding to the sexual assault allegations towards her The Equalizer costar Chris Noth. On Monday, the 51-year-old star voiced her assist for the 5 girls who’ve come ahead in an unique interview with Folks. “It is nonetheless surreal. It is such a dicey, delicate scenario that requires quite a lot of respect. That is a private factor that he will need to take care of,” Latifah tells the outlet. “And my feeling is justice has to prevail regardless. I simply need the best issues to be carried out, you already know?”

The Equalizer‘s Jan. 2 episode, which was filmed previous to the allegations, marks Noth’s last look within the CBS crime drama. In line with Latifah, conversations are nonetheless being had in regard to one of the simplest ways to deal with Noth’s character William Bishop’s everlasting exit. “We’re determining what we wish to do creatively on the present and the way we’ll take care of that character,” she continues. “Chris’s character is clearly a giant a part of the present, and it was wonderful chemistry.”

Latifah’s response comes simply over a month after Noth was axed from the Intercourse and the Metropolis reboot sequence, And Simply Like That.