Chris Noth is going public about his relationship with Sarah Jessica Parker.  The former Mister Big was killed off And Just Like That… in the premiere episode – which was always the plan.  Then three women from his past came forward with claims of sexual assault.  It should be noted that no charges were ever filed and no investigation ever happened.  Noth had already wrapped AJLT by the time Parker and co-stars released this statement: “We are deeply saddened to hear the allegations against Chris Noth.  We support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences.  We know it must be a very difficult thing to do and we commend them for it.”  Noth says, “The statement that they put out – which was nothing more than brand management, really – I don’t know, it was sad, it was disappointing, it was surprising.  Because you need to call me and hear my side of this.  You’ve known me for many years, and we’ve worked for many years…And that didn’t happen, and that was too bad.”  Asked where things stand with Parker now, Chris replied, “We’re not friends, I think that’s pretty obvious.”

To add fuel to the fire, both Kristin Davis and Mario Cantone believe the sequel series ended too soon – and certainly not in a tasteful fashion.  Mario was a guest on Davis’ podcast and said, “I just wanted one more season.”  Kristin responded, “I agree, I absolutely wanted one more season too.”  Mario added, “I don’t care what anybody says.  That was not a series finale.  It was a season finale, but that wasn’t a series finale.”  Frankly, I think an overflowing toilet was the perfect visual metaphor for this ill-advised venture.

Last week, we discussed Hudson Williams walking the runway of Milan’s Fashion Week for Dsquared2.  Turns out, he wasn’t the only one – he was just first.  Connor Storrie did the same for Saint Laurent.  And then Vogue UK did something I didn’t expect.  After talking about Storrie’s modeling debut, they said, “with a leather-trenched François Arnaud never straying too far from his side.  The co-stars, who are believed to be dating, but could, of course, be best friends, or flatmates, were also seen leaving Hotel Costes together earlier that evening with the casual intimacy of two people who have shared each other’s bodies (on screen, I mean, with the viewing public).”  Except they are not connected at all on Heated Rivalry.  They ended the piece with this tantalizing quip: “And what does every great leading man in Hollywood have?  A rumoured boyfriend.”  Throw the words “Could it be” at the beginning, and you might as well be reading a Billy Masters item.  Surely I don’t mean to imply Vogue UK isn’t any more reputable than whatever publication you are reading this in.  Progress?  Perhaps.  The jury’s out.