Noel Clarke denies allegations of sexual misconduct
UNDER FIRE: Noel Clarke
ENGLISH ACTOR, screenwriter, director and comic book writer Noel Clarke has refuted reported allegations of sexual misconduct.
Clarke says he intends to defend himself against the false allegations.
If anyone who has worked with me has ever felt uncomfortable or disrespected, I sincerely apologise
Noel Clarke
In a statement, issued on his behalf by legal representative and shared with
The Guardian, Clarke said he’d ‘never had a complaint made against’ him in two decades of being in the business.
His vehement rebuttal comes just weeks after he was honoured at this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards for his Outstanding British Contribution to cinema.
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Noel Clarke has always had a confident swagger. The king of the famous Circle Bar at Soho House, Greek Street where he likes to hold business meetings as much as to hold court the acclaimed actor, director and writer has built up a reputation for being full of self-belief to an almost intimidating degree.
But then, with his successes, who wouldn t be?
Clarke, 45, has a £1million home in Holland Park, not far from the council estate where he was raised in Ladbroke Grove.
Once an angry young man who went out with his friends to case houses in advance of a burglary, he now takes pride in the fact he can afford to buy his wife Iris the handbag she wants .