Actor Noel Clarke has lost his High Court libel case against the publisher of The Guardian, over a series of news articles which featured claims from a number of women. The first article, published in April 2021, said some 20 women who knew Clarke in a professional capacity had come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct.

Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke has lost a High Court libel claim in a victory for investigative journalism. The 49-year-old sued the publisher of the Guardian newspaper over seven articles and a podcast, including a feature in April 2021 that said 20 women who knew him professionally had come forward with allegations of misconduct.

Noel Clarke has lost his libel case against The Guardian. In a highly-anticipated judgement that has felt years in the making, the judge rejected Clarke’s claim for damages in a case against the Guardian’s bombshell features that carried accusations of sexual misconduct from 30 women.