Bafta suspends UK actor Clarke over sexual misconduct claims
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) said Friday it treated sexual misconduct claims against actor and producer Noel Clarke with “utmost seriousness” after suspending his membership and a recent prize.
Around 20 women made allegations against the “Star Trek” and “Doctor Who” actor in a Guardian article published Thursday, including some who gave their names on the record.
The newspaper said the women had worked with Clarke and variously accused him of sexual harassment, groping, bullying, and taking sexually explicit images without consent, between 2004 and 2019.
Bafta immediately moved to suspend his membership of the academy in light of the report, and the prize it awarded him earlier this month for outstanding British contribution to cinema.