British actor and producer Noel Clarke has lost his libel case against The Guardian, having sued the U.K. newspaper’s publisher for printing allegations of sexual misconduct in 2021. The “Doctor Who” and “Kidulthood” star had taken Guardian News and Media (GNM) to court after the paper ran a series of stories containing allegations of verbal

British actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke lost his libel lawsuit against The Guardian newspaper on Friday over accusations of sexual misconduct towards women.

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.