Cynthia Nixon says they were 'very lucky' to be able to cut Chris Noth's additional scenes in And Just Like That, after the actor was accused of sexual assault by multiple women last month.
Chris's alter ego John James 'Mr Big' Preston was killed off in the first episode of the Sex And The City spin-off, but he had also filmed scenes with on-screen wife Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw) in Paris, France, to feature in the season finale.
However, following the allegations insiders told TV Line the cameo footage 'will not make it to air' now.
Cynthia Nixon says they were 'very lucky' to be able to cut Chris Noth's additional scenes in And Just Like That, after the actor was accused of sexual assault by multiple women last month
Cynthia, 55, who plays Carrie's friend Miranda Hobbes on the HBO series, told Entertainment Tonight: 'I think we were very lucky that those changes were able to be made and I think we are very proud of our show.'
What's more, following the passing of Willie Garson - who played Carrie's gay best friend Stanford Blatch - in September, they were able to adapt the story so that his character was on tour around the world.
And the actress has explained how they wanted to ensure viewers weren't 'distracted' from the characters.
Cut: Cynthia, 55, who plays Carrie's friend Miranda Hobbes on the HBO series, said: 'I think we were very lucky that those changes were able to be made'
She added: 'We just wanted, you know, people to not be distracted or already feel, certainly with the death of Willie Garson, [which is] such a painful thing and already [something] viewers had to contend with. We didn't want them to be distracted from the fictional characters.'
When it comes to another series of And Just Like That, Cynthia - who got to direct one episode and is an executive producer - insisted she doesn't have much say in the matter.
She said: 'Even though I'm an executive producer and I got to direct an episode, I am not a writer. And so, that is one of the great
