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 lost his libel case against The Guardian on Friday, after a U.K. high court determined the publication's coverage of his sexual misconduct allegations from more than 20 women were both substantially true and in the public interest.