Women's charities have welcomed a high court judgement dismissing a £70 million libel claim against the Guardian by Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke after a judge found he was 'not a credible or reliable witness'.
CEO of the Centre of Women's Justice Harriet Wistrich said the judgement was 'great news' and hailed it as a 'blow to wealthy and famous men who think they can use money to silence women'.
Karen Ingala Smith, former CEO of nia, a domestic and sexual violence charity working to end violence against women and girls added that Clarke 'now adds himself to the list of wealthy, abusive men who have tried and failed to use the law to minimise, hide or deny their behaviour.'
Clarke, 49, sued Guardian News and Media (GNM) over seven articles and a podcast, including an article in April 2021 that said 20 women who knew him professionally had come forward with allegations of misconduct.
Clarke denied the allegations, while GNM defended its reporting as being both true and in the public interest.
