Noel Clarke is suing The Guardian for £10million in damages over what he calls “false” stories of alleged sexual harassment.
In an exposé revealed by The Guardian in April 2021, the Bulletproof actor was accused by 20 ladies of quite a lot of wrongdoings together with bullying, sexual harassment and undesirable sexual contact.
Clarke then sued BAFTA for defamation following its choice to droop his membership after the allegations, earlier than dropping the lawsuit final yr.
Now, a defamation go well with has been filed by Clarke at London’s Excessive Courtroom in opposition to The Guardian, in search of damages for monetary and reputational harm.
The go well with says that “the affect on him financially has been devastating” and that he has “not had one single work contract” for the reason that allegations had been made.
The itemised damages embrace £250,000 for authorized charges concerning the allegations made within the Guardian piece, whereas he’s additionally claiming aggravated damages for what’s described by his legal professionals because the “relentless, focused, vicious and chronic nature of the wholly unjustified defamatory marketing campaign” in opposition to him by The Guardian.
The listening to has now been delayed till October or November this yr because of Clarke wishing to nominate new solicitors.
In response, Guardian Information & Media mentioned in an announcement: “The Guardian‘s investigation was deeply reported and researched, counting on the testimony of 20 ladies, all of whom knew Noel Clarke in an expert capability. We stand by our reporting and might be robustly defending our journalism.”
After the information of the allegations surfaced, ITV made the choice to drag the finale of Clarke’s Viewpoint. Sky, in the meantime, dropped Clarke and suspended manufacturing on the brand new season of Bulletproof till additional discover.
For assist, recommendation or extra info concerning sexual harassment, assault and rape within the UK, go to the Rape Disaster charity web site. Within the US, go to RAINN.
