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.

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

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.