Kevin Dillon insists Jeremy Piven is a "gentleman".
The 52-year-old actor has spoken out to defend his former ‘Entourage’ co-star – who has been accused of sexual assault by four women – over the allegations against him, insisting his pal is being "railroaded".
He told TMZ: "I think he’s getting railroaded here. I’ve never seen him do anything like that. He’s been nothing but a gentleman."
And Kevin went on to slam the "witchhunt" that his engulfed Hollywood and seen a number of high-profile men accused of sexual misconduct.
When told Matt Lauer had lost his job on ‘Today’ due to similar allegations, he said: "No way! It’s a witch hunt."
Jeremy has been accused of sexual assault or harassment by four women – actress Anastasia Taneie, former Playboy model Ariane Bellamar, ‘Longmire’ actress Cassidy Freeman, and advertising executive Tiffany Bacon Scourby.
Following the spate of allegations, Jeremy said in a statement to BuzzFeed: "Let me be absolutely clear, this simply did not happen.
"I would never force myself on a woman. I cannot speak as to why a person would create a story like this."
Meanwhile, HBO – the TV network that broadcast ‘Entourage’ – said: "We reviewed our records and did not receive any complaints against Jeremy Piven on ‘Entourage’."
The actor reportedly took polygraph tests regarding three of the claims, and a blanket lie detector test to determine if he had ever assaulted a woman, and he passed with no signs of deception.
But in the wake of the allegations, the 52-year-old actor had his CBS TV show ‘Wisdom of the Crowd’ axed.
He tweeted: "Wanted to thanks all of you guys for supporting us at #WisdomoftheCrowd sorry we don’t get to continue with this great family we have created . Proud of the work we did and we will Finish out our 13 episodes with full hearts !
"Thanks for all the love , going to miss it as well… #WisdomoftheCrowd (sic)"
All 13 episodes of the show originally commissioned will air, but an order for additional episodes has been declined, an insider told TV Line.
Kevin Dillon defends Jeremy Piven
