Chris Noth, best known for his role as Mr. Big in Sex and the City and its sequel And Just Like That, will no longer be part of the CBS series The Equalizer in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him.

Universal Television and CBS made a joint announcement Monday that Noth would no longer be part of filming “effective immediately.”

Also on Monday, Noth’s Sex and the City co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis issued a joint statement on social media saying they were saddened by the allegations against Noth and supported his accusers.

“We support the women