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Noel Clarke conspiracy claims over Guardian reporting ‘implausible’ – judge

The actor took legal action against the newspaper’s publishers over allegations of misconduct.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025

Noel Clarke claimed he was a victim. Twenty-six witnesses painted a very different picture

Inside the trial in which the actor claimed the Guardian’s sexual misconduct investigation was a conspiracy among people with grudges against him

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025

Noel Clarke ‘precisely the man’ depicted in Guardian’s reporting, high court told

Closing submission from Gavin Millar KC says actor’s legal team tried to portray an ‘elaborate conspiracy theory’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025

‘No agenda’ in Guardian investigation of Noel Clarke, high court hears

Actor accuses newspaper of libel in articles about his alleged sexual misconduct

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025

Guardian journalist denies ‘contamination’ between Noel Clarke sources

Lucy Osborne is one of the reporters giving evidence at the High Court libel trial between Noel Clarke and Guardian News and Media.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

Guardian journalist received large number of leads after Noel Clarke article, court told

Lucy Osborne tells high court she was ‘taken aback’ at number of people in contact over the actor’s alleged sexual misconduct

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025

Woman afraid Noel Clarke would ‘turn up on her doorstep’, journalist tells court

Clarke is suing the newspaper’s publisher Guardian News and Media (GNM) over seven articles and a podcast.

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025

Noel Clarke left women he thought spoke to Guardian ‘fearful and in tears’

Court hears from publisher’s head of investigations about actor’s libel claim over sexual misconduct allegations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

Actor said Noel Clarke’s Bafta award would hand him ‘loaded gun’ against women, court told

Jing Lusi said Clarke had boasted of previous Bafta award at a dinner where he propositioned and threatened her

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

Actress said Noel Clarke would use Bafta to ‘lure women to lair’, court told

Clarke is suing the publisher of the Guardian for libel over articles containing allegations of misconduct, which he denies.

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025