2 w. ago Noel Clarke libel trial concludes in London with closing statements from both sides

Noel Clarke libel trial concludes in London with closing statements from both sides  Screen Daily

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3 w. ago Noel Clarke allegations had ‘high public interest’, Guardian editor tells court

Bafta endorsement could have escalated actor’s allegedly abusive behaviour towards women, Kath Viner saidThe editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Katharine Viner, has told the high court there was a “very high public interest” in reporting allegations made against Noel Clarke after he received a special Bafta award.In a witness statement, Viner said she believed it was conceivable that the actor’s endorsement by the British academy film awards could lead to an escalation of his allegedly abusive behaviour towards women. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Clear public interest’ in exposing allegations against Noel Clarke, court hears

The actor denies the misconduct allegations and has said several people who have made claims are part of a conspiracy to defame him.

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3 w. ago How the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice – podcast

John Harris on how music helped him connect with his autistic son JamesWhen James was a child, he loved playing songs over and over. I Am the Walrus, by the Beatles. Autobahn, by Kraftwerk.“He hears emotion in music. I know that for a fact,” James’s father the Guardian journalist John Harris tells Helen Pidd. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Noel Clarke sources said they were acting out of ‘moral obligation’, court told

The actor is suing The Guardian’s publisher, Guardian News and Media, over seven articles and a podcast.

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3 w. ago ‘No agenda’ in Guardian investigation of Noel Clarke, high court hears

Actor accuses newspaper of libel in articles about his alleged sexual misconductThere was “no agenda” in the Guardian’s investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Noel Clarke, the high court has heard.In her second day in the witness box, Lucy Osborne, an investigative correspondent at the Guardian, defended the publication’s reporting in the face of questioning from the former Doctor Who star’s barrister, Philip Williams. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 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.

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3 w. ago 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 misconductA Guardian journalist who has worked on high-profile investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by men said the volume of fresh leads received after writing about Noel Clarke was the most she had ever witnessed.Lucy Osborne, who, with Sirin Kale, carried out the Guardian’s investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against the Doctor Who actor, told the high court that she was “taken aback” by how many people got in touch after publication of the first article. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 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.

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3 w. ago 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 allegationsThe actor Noel Clarke made calls to some of the women he thought were cooperating with the Guardian prior to the publication of its investigation into his behaviour, leaving them “shaken, fearful and in tears”, the high court in London has heard.The Guardian’s head of investigations, Paul Lewis, was giving evidence in defence of Clarke’s libel claim against the news publisher over allegations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Women left ‘shaken, fearful and in tears’ after conversations with Noel Clarke

The actor is suing Guardian News and Media over stories about alleged sexual misconduct.

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4 w. ago Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – with a little help from John, Paul, George and Ringo

The Guardian journalist’s tender account of how music became a bridge between him and his autistic son, James, is full of wit and wisdomHalfway through Maybe I’m Amazed, there’s a photograph of John Harris’s son, James, with one of his heroes. James is a young-looking 10 in knee-length shorts decorated with stars. Ian Hunter of 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople stands beside him, a hand gently around his shoulder. “Sixty-nine years separate them,” Harris writes. “Here is proof of how songs and their creators find fans in the most unlikely of places.”Maybe I’m Amazed is the story of a growing child’s love of music, but it’s more than that: it’s also about how songs provided a whole world for James, and his family, after his autism diagnosis. It marks a departure for Harris, whose previous journalism, aside from his political work for the Guardian, has involved editing magazines and writing columns, reviews and other books about music. Continue reading...

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last month 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.

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