Noel Clarke: Last News

An actress told a court Wednesday that Noel Clarke demanded she look at him as he exposed himself after filming a sex scene in the latest round of evidence in the actor’s libel lawsuit against The Guardian. 

Alex Wheatle, the ‘Brixton Bard’ who wrote the Crongton Knights books and inspired a film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series, has died aged 62.

Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke’s request to have The Guardian’s defence struck out in a court case between the two parties.The film-maker is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) for defamation after a number of articles published by the newspaper in 2021. The articles featured claims from several women who accused him of verbal abuse, bullying, and sexual assault.

Stars including Keira Knightley, Emerald Fennell and Gemma Chan have called for extra funding so that the UK’s new bullying and harassment reporting body for the film and TV industries can launch on time.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is returning to its adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s book Crongton Knights after shelving the series amid sexual misconduct allegations against actor and producer Noel Clarke.

Ellise Shafer Noel Clarke‘s legal battle with The Guardian kicked off on Thursday at London’s High Court, as the “Doctor Who” actor seeks libel damages from the British newspaper for publishing sexual misconduct allegations against him. In a bombshell 2021 report from The Guardian, Clarke was accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women.

The Guardian for £10million in damages over what he calls “false” reports of alleged sexual harassment.In an exposé published by The Guardian in April 2021, the Bulletproof actor was accused by 20 women of a variety of wrongdoings including bullying, sexual harassment and unwanted sexual contact.Clarke then sued BAFTA for defamation following its decision to suspend his membership after the allegations, before dropping the lawsuit last year.Now, a defamation suit has been filed by Clarke at London’s High Court against The Guardian, seeking damages for financial and reputational damage.The suit says that “the impact on him financially has been devastating” and that he has “not had one single work contract” since the allegations were made.The itemised damages include £250,000 for legal fees regarding the allegations made in the Guardian piece, while he is also claiming aggravated damages for what is described by his lawyers as the “relentless, targeted, vicious and persistent nature of the wholly unjustified defamatory campaign” against him by The Guardian.The hearing has now been delayed until October or November this year due to Clarke wishing to appoint new solicitors.In response, Guardian News & Media said in a statement: “The Guardian‘s investigation was deeply reported and researched, relying on the testimony of 20 women, all of whom knew Noel Clarke in a professional capacity. We stand by our reporting and will be robustly defending our journalism.”After the news of the allegations surfaced, ITV made the decision to pull the finale of Clarke’s Viewpoint.

Actor Noel Clarke is looking for damages of around $12m (£10m) in his defamation suit against The Guardian newspaper.

K.J. Yossman Noel Clarke has spoken publicly about why he dropped his lawsuit against BAFTA over a Guardian article accusing him of sexual harassment and bullying. Within hours of the article’s publication in April 2021, BAFTA suspended the actor, writer and director who had received a prize for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema from the org just weeks earlier. Clarke launched the defamation claim last spring, on the one year anniversary of the expose being published. As well as listing The Guardian and BAFTA as defendants he included journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne (who wrote the article), then-BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar, then-BAFTA CEO Amanda Berry, performers’ union Equity, Conde Nast and a handful of other individuals linked to the piece.

EXCLUSIVE: Filming is underway in the Dominican Republic on Studiocanal’s all-female shark survival thriller Something In The Water, which will be directed by Justice League and Star Wars: Episode VII art director Hayley Easton Street.

BAFTA, who have said they stand by their decision to suspend the actor’s membership.Clarke filed a defamation lawsuit against BAFTA in May this year, after the British Academy suspended his membership and revoked an honorary award following allegations of sexual harassment and bullying made by 20 women. He has previously strenuously denied any sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing.After having four months to confirm whether he was proceeding with his legal case after it was filed in May, the Academy announced the lawsuit has now been dropped.In a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter), a BAFTA spokesperson said: “We note that Noel Clarke has dropped his legal action against BAFTA.

membership was revoked when 20 women came forward to accuse him of misconduct, including sexual harassment and bullying in 2021.Clarke vehemently denied the claims, with the Metropolitan Police announcing it had dropped its investigation into the allegations just months ago.Announcing the latest update, a Bafta spokesperson said in a statement: ‘We note that Noel Clarke has dropped his legal action against Bafta.‘The serious misconduct alleged in first-hand testimonies and published in The Guardian newspaper is contrary to the standards expected of a Bafta member and the values we uphold as an arts charity and academy.’They added: ‘We stand by our decision to suspend his honorary award and membership as soon as the detailed allegations came to light.’Announcing its decision to suspend Clarke’s membership in April 2021, a Bafta spokesperson previously said: ‘In light of the allegations of serious misconduct regarding Noel Clarke in The Guardian, Bafta has taken the decision to suspend his membership and the outstanding British contribution to cinema award immediately and until further notice.’Clarke responded by denying the allegations, and said: ‘In a 20-year career, I have put inclusivity and diversity at the forefront of my work and never had a complaint made against me.

K.J. Yossman Noel Clarke has apparently dropped his claims against BAFTA, Conde Nast and the Guardian writers who reported at least 20 allegations of harassment and bullying against the actor and director. Last May journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne published a long piece in which they detailed numerous allegations against Clarke. It was published just weeks after Clarke collected a BAFTA award for outstanding British contribution to cinema. The fall-out was swift and wide, with the award and his BAFTA membership suspended, while ITV pulled the season finale of primetime drama “Viewpoint,” in which Clarke was starring at the time.

Noel Clarke has dropped his defamation suit against BAFTA, Deadline can reveal.

Federation Entertainment has hit the M&A trail once again by taking a majority stake in Britannia, Bronson and Bulletproof producer Vertigo Films, its first British acquisition.

Noel Clarke has said he is writing a screenplay about “all this shit.”“I am writing a script about all this shit,” Clarke tweeted, without providing any further details on the project. “I’m 30 pages in, but the PTSD is real.”I am writing a script about all this shit.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios is rolling out an initiative to prevent bullying and stop “inappropriate behaviour” to all of its productions.

Former Sky Studios Chief Content Officer Jane Millichip has been appointed CEO of BAFTA.

All major British broadcasters have backed and pledged immediate financial support for an Independent Standards Authority (ISA) to tackle bullying and harassment in film and TV.

The following story contains graphic details of attempted suicide, and reader discretion is advised.Noel Clarke says he “lost everything” and was suicidal following sexual harassment allegations made against him last year.In April 2021, a report was published in the Guardian that saw 20 women accuse Clarke of a variety of wrongdoings – from alleged bullying to sexual harassment and unwanted sexual contact. Clarke said in a statement at the time that he “vehemently” denied at the allegations.The fallout included BAFTA suspending Clarke’s membership (for which he has sued the organisation), while police have said there is not enough evidence to launch a criminal investigation into the allegations.In a new interview with the Mail On Sunday, Clarke has spoken about the ordeal for the first time, saying the allegations “damaged me in a way I cannot articulate… I lost everything”.He continued: “20 years of work was in gone in 24 hours.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. film and TV star Noel Clarke has spoken up about cancel culture and McCarthyism and revealed that he had suicidal feelings after sexual harassment allegations against him. In an interview with U.K.