Noel Clarke’s Bafta award raised fears he would be ‘untouchable’, court hears

Published on April 3, 2025
Noel Clarke’s Bafta award raised fears he would be ‘untouchable’, court hears

Sources for sexual misconduct claims say honorary award, if given to actor, could have made his behaviour worse

The Guardian’s sources for sexual misconduct allegations against Noel Clarke feared an honorary award from Bafta would make him “untouchable” and increase the severity of his behaviour, the high court has heard.

Sirin Kale, a co-author of the series of articles about the Doctor Who actor, said she did not believe that the sources collectively decided “they wanted to damage Clarke’s reputation”, as he claims.

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