Following the press conference held by Alexander Polinsky, in which he detailed abuse he allegedly suffered at the hands of Scott Baio during the filming of the TV series Charles in Charge from 1987 to 1990, Scott Baio's attorney, Jennifer McGrath, and spokesman, Brian Glicklich, held a press conference on Baio's behalf.
They reiterated that Scott Baio still denies the abuse detailed by Polinsky and their Charles in Charge co-star Nicole Eggert, and showed a photo of Polinsky taken at Baio's 50th birthday party seven years ago. It shows Polinsky smiling, while Baio has his arm around the younger man's shoulders. They questioned why Polinsky would attend Baio's birthday party if his allegations of abuse were true.
They also directed media to Scott Baio's Facebook page, which has a video in which Nicole Eggert makes two very contrasting statements about having sex with Baio. In the first one, she says it was long after Charles in Charge had finished filming and says she asked Baio to sleep with her because she was a virgin and didn't want to be inexperienced for her boyfriend. In the second statement, she says she was only 17, and while they were filming Charles in Charge she was coerced by Baio into having sex with him. Baio also posted a copy of the final script of Charles in Charge, which has the date May 18, 1990 on it (Eggert turned 18 on January 13, 1990).
They read a statement from Baio, who didn't attend because his daughter had the flu: "For reasons I don’t understand, I am the target of false claims that threaten everything that is important in my life. I am hurt and I am angry. But mostly, I am stunned that anyone could be so cruel as to attack not just me, but my entire family with lies. I will not let this continue unchallenged, and will use every ounce of strength and faith in God that I have to defeat the people behind this. This story is just beginning to be told.”
McGrath told the media: "Alexander Polinsky, like Nicole Eggert, has made multiple inconsistent statements. And just like Eggert, Polinsky makes his statements in front of cameras with his lawyer Lisa Bloom, who many of you know, just defended Harvey Weinstein. We certainly would prefer not to have all of this back and forth in the media, but we feel like we’re left with no choice, because unfortunately, Ms. Eggert and Mr. Polinsky and Ms. Bloom chose to litigate this in the media on an almost daily basis."
Glicklich added: “Scott denies every one of those things. Frankly, if we go through all of the allegations that were made in their various iterations, we could be here all day.”
Check out the video of Nicole Eggert's changing stories below:
I don't know who to believe anymore. But there are a lot of discrepancies in the stories from the two who were the kids on the show.
Wow this really reminds me of the Woody Allen false accusations.... I notice all of Scott Baio's "protectors" on the chat boards are sticking up for him. I guess it's okay because he used to be their dream boy teen heart throb. If Woody Allen were a good looking man then nobody would have said anything.
I'm getting sick of this. their coming out of the wood work. there's going to be a back lass, wait and see. some women are starting to accuse men for the slightest think like a hug. some of these women should of reported the abuse at the time it was done. give me a break when they say, oh I didn't think anyone would believe me.
I think the allegations against Scott are false. I believe that Nicole and Alexander are looking for there 15 mins of fame do to their failing careers.
There is no doubt about the veracity of Nicole Eggert's assertions.
i think Scott Baio is totally innocent of the allegations against him . I saw Nicole Eggert on Dr. oz too and found her story questionable. I think that in this case it is almost become a witch hunt
Scott is a honest great guy there all bs
Can't trust anyone who worked for Donald Trump.
Run Scott RUN ! Lets not confuse what is being accused of here with a hug. Things are changing in this world and even a comment like, nice camel toe, should not go unpunished any longer. What ever happened to the Gentlemen of this world? Or maybe there were never any. Could be they were all cheating in dark corners with escorts, girlfriends etc...SADDDDD!!!