Nicole Eggert doubles down on Baio allegation

Actress Nicole Eggert on Wednesday doubled down on her allegations that former co-star Scott Baio sexually abused her when she was underage — accusations that Baio adamantly denied in a separate interview. Eggert said in a taped interview on The Dr. Oz Show that she was in a car with Baio at his home when she was 14 and “he reached out and started touching me, below the belt, in the female parts.” She said Baio made it clear that nobody could know, that it was illegal and “everybody could lose their job, even myself ... so I stayed silent.”

The Charles in Charge actress, who also made the allegations on Megyn Kelly Today on Tuesday, said Baio had sexual intercourse with her when she was 17; the age of consent in California is 18. “He sort of manipulated me in the way of, ‘Let me get you ready for boys your own age,’” Eggert said. “I agreed to that. It was awkward to say the least.” Baio is more than 11 years older than Eggert. —AP