Singer Lisa Gentile is fourth woman to accuse Chris Noth of sexual assault

A fourth woman has come forward to accuse Chris Noth of sexual assault, days after the actor best known for his character Mr Big on Sex and the City was fired from the CBS TV drama The Equalizer.

Gentile said she met Noth in 1998, when they were both regulars at the restaurant. One night in 2002, he gave her a ride home and asked to see her apartment. Gentile said he pushed her against a countertop, forcibly kissed her and groped her breasts.

Gentile, who alleges Noth then put his hands under her shirt, said she tried to push him off.

The new account follows claims by three other women who say the actor sexually assaulted them between 2004 and 2015.

Reuters contributed reporting.