""When the unattached Noth—who ended a five-year relationship with ex-model Beverly Johnson in 1995—has a day off, he can usually be found at the Cutting Room, a live-music club he co-owns in Manhattan’s Chelsea district.""
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""There's some unfinished business in actor Chris Noth's relationship with model Beverly Johnson, and unlike the former lovers, it ain't pretty. Word is Johnson has reportedly been spreading a story that Noth, who broke up with her a year ago, used to beat her. The story even surfaced in a supermarket tabloid, and some of Noth's friends believe Johnson knows how it got there. . It's cash that's at the root of the current rift, sources say. Johnson reportedly owes Noth money "well into the five digits," a friend of the actor's claims, and has been unable to pay it back since their breakup one year ago. The abuse story is a diversionary tactic, Noth's friends say. "The most abusive thing Chris ever did in that relationship is stay with her," insisted one friend of Noth. "He cared a ot about her, and he's been devastated by this rumor. To suddenly get these allegations a year after they broke up is bizarre. He doesn't care about the money, he's just suffering from the loss of trust with somebody he really cared about.""