Big is clearing the air \u2026 kind of. Chris Noth recently caused a stir online after he seemingly shaded his former Sex and the City costar Sarah Jessica Parker. Now, he\u2019s hoping that the chatter surrounding his \u201coff the cuff\u201d remark subsides.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy off the cuff slightly sarcastic response to a comment on the internet seems to have caused a tempest in a teapot,\u201d Noth wrote<\/a> in an Instagram caption on Wednesday. \u201cIt is not news. It is not worth all this discussion. It is a waste of time in a world where there are more important things to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n Noth drew attention from Parker\u2019s fans on Jan. 9, when he shared a photo of himself working out on Instagram, alongside the caption, \u201cF&@k new years – LETS GO!!!!\u201d One fan commented below Noth\u2019s post, \u201cYou mean f**k sjp & her award right? lol\u201d to which Noth replied, \u201cRight.\u201d<\/p>\n Noth\u2019s Instagram post came three days after Parker was given the Golden Globes\u2019 Carol Burnett Award, which honors significant achievements in television, during the Golden Eve primetime special on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n Noth famously starred on Sex and the City as Mr. Big, longtime love of Parker\u2019s character, Carrie Bradshaw. The beloved HBO series and pop culture touchstone ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2004, before spawning two films, a prequel series starring AnnaSophia Robb and Austin Butler, and the divisive revival series, And Just Like That\u2026.<\/p>\n Noth, however, only appears in the first episode of And Just Like That\u2026. In a dramatic twist, Mr. Big suffers a fatal heart attack after a Peloton class goes wrong, which sets Carrie on a journey of self-discovery.<\/p>\n Despite initially planning to return in the show\u2019s Season 1 finale, Noth\u2019s scene was cut after he became embroiled in sexual assault allegations in late 2021. The scrapped scene had reportedly already been filmed<\/a> in Paris when the allegations against Noth surfaced. The two women who accused Noth of sexual assault alleged that the incidents occurred in 2004 and 2015. Noth, however, has maintained that his actions were consensual.<\/p>\n \u201cThe accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false,\u201d Noth previously told Yahoo<\/a> in a statement. \u201cThese stories could’ve been from 30 years ago or 30 days ago \u2014 no always means no \u2014 that is a line I did not cross. The encounters were consensual. It’s difficult not to question the timing of these stories coming out. I don’t know for certain why they are surfacing now, but I do know this: I did not assault these women.\u201d<\/p>\n While chatting with the Hollywood Reporter<\/a> in 2022, Parker revealed that she hadn\u2019t spoken to Noth since learning about the allegations.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t even know if I\u2019m ready to talk about it, but I don\u2019t think \u2026 I wasn\u2019t reacting as a producer,\u201d she told the outlet. Parker was an executive producer of And Just Like That\u2026.<\/p>\n Noth\u2019s fans have flooded his latest Instagram post with support. Several comments appear to be reiterating The Equalizer actor\u2019s sentiment to focus on \u201cmore important things.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI saw it on social media earlier and I was like why is everyone making such a hype over this when there are so many serious things happening in the world!!\u201d one fan commented, while another added, \u201cYou have a legion of people who support you.\u201d<\/p>\n Parker, meanwhile, seems unbothered by the discourse. The Carol Burnett Award recipient celebrated her career milestone on Instagram<\/a>, where she posted photos of herself at the Golden Eve event.<\/p>\n