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The actor Noel Clarke has been arrested by police at his family home in London.The actor Noel Clarke has been arrested by police at his family home in London.
Detectives searched the former Doctor Who star’s property in Kensington and officers were seen leaving the address with boxes apparently containing a laptop and documents. Detectives searched the former Doctor Who star’s property in Kensington on Thursday and officers were seen leaving the address with boxes apparently containing a laptop and documents.
The Guardian understands the Met investigation began on 1 September this year and is being led by the central specialist crime command.The Guardian understands the Met investigation began on 1 September this year and is being led by the central specialist crime command.
Clarke was arrested and questioned in custody. He was later released. The reasons for his arrest are unknown.Clarke was arrested and questioned in custody. He was later released. The reasons for his arrest are unknown.
The Metropolitan police were contacted for comment.The Metropolitan police were contacted for comment.
Separately, in August, the Guardian successfully defended a libel action brought by Clarke over an investigation in which he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women.Separately, in August, the Guardian successfully defended a libel action brought by Clarke over an investigation in which he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women.
Mrs Justice Steyn rejected Clarke’s claims and ruled the newspaper had succeeded in both its defences, of truth and public interest.Mrs Justice Steyn rejected Clarke’s claims and ruled the newspaper had succeeded in both its defences, of truth and public interest.
The 49-year-old had claimed the allegations in the Guardian’s investigation were false and that he had been the victim of an unlawful conspiracy.The 49-year-old had claimed the allegations in the Guardian’s investigation were false and that he had been the victim of an unlawful conspiracy.
In her ruling at the high court in London, Steyn said she accepted some of Clarke’s evidence, “but overall I find that he was not a credible or reliable witness”.In her ruling at the high court in London, Steyn said she accepted some of Clarke’s evidence, “but overall I find that he was not a credible or reliable witness”.
His “general pattern” was “of only being prepared to admit that which was established by documentary evidence (which he had carefully studied), and even then only to the minimum extent shown”.His “general pattern” was “of only being prepared to admit that which was established by documentary evidence (which he had carefully studied), and even then only to the minimum extent shown”.
Steyn said there had been no conspiracy to lie, and the conspiracy claim did not have a “proper foundation”.Steyn said there had been no conspiracy to lie, and the conspiracy claim did not have a “proper foundation”.
The Guardian relied on testimony from almost 30 people, 26 of whom spoke in court about their experiences of working with the actor.The Guardian relied on testimony from almost 30 people, 26 of whom spoke in court about their experiences of working with the actor.
Many said they had been directly affected by Clarke, while others said they had witnessed inappropriate behaviour.Many said they had been directly affected by Clarke, while others said they had witnessed inappropriate behaviour.
The writer and producer of the Kidulthood trilogy had sued Guardian News & Media (GNM) over seven articles and a podcast published between April 2021 and March 2022 in which more than 20 women accused him of sexual misconduct.The writer and producer of the Kidulthood trilogy had sued Guardian News & Media (GNM) over seven articles and a podcast published between April 2021 and March 2022 in which more than 20 women accused him of sexual misconduct.
London-born Clarke rose to fame as Mickey Smith during the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant eras of Doctor Who, between 2005 and 2010. He also appeared in films such as Star Trek Into Darkness and SAS: Rise of the Black Swan.London-born Clarke rose to fame as Mickey Smith during the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant eras of Doctor Who, between 2005 and 2010. He also appeared in films such as Star Trek Into Darkness and SAS: Rise of the Black Swan.
As an actor, writer and director, he became a powerful figure in the British film industry after making the series Kidulthood, Adulthood and Brotherhood and starring in the police drama Bulletproof.As an actor, writer and director, he became a powerful figure in the British film industry after making the series Kidulthood, Adulthood and Brotherhood and starring in the police drama Bulletproof.
In 2009, he won the rising star prize at the Bafta film awards, and in 2021 was given Bafta’s outstanding British contribution to cinema honour. The award and his Bafta membership were suspended when the Guardian’s allegations were published in 2021.In 2009, he won the rising star prize at the Bafta film awards, and in 2021 was given Bafta’s outstanding British contribution to cinema honour. The award and his Bafta membership were suspended when the Guardian’s allegations were published in 2021.