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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Noel Clarke said he kept explicit photos of women to use as ‘collateral’, court told

Noel Clarke with phone on his face
​Clarke is suing the Guardian over publications accusing him of sexual misconduct, based on allegations from more than 20 women. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

Noel Clarke told an actor that he kept explicit photos of women he had sex with to use as “collateral” in case they ever wanted to speak out about him or tell his wife, the high court has heard.

​Clarke, 49, is suing the Guardian over publications from 2021-22 accusing him of sexual misconduct, based on allegations from more than 20 women.

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