BAFTA for defamation following its decision to suspend his membership amid allegations of sexual harassment and bullying.In an exposé published by The Guardian in April 2021, the Bulletproof actor was accused by 20 women of a variety of wrongdoings including bullying, sexual harassment and unwanted sexual contact.The claims emerged shortly after Clarke won the Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema award at the BAFTAs 2021. It was reported that the Academy had been made aware of the allegations prior to giving Clarke the prize but took the decision to proceed due to a lack of evidence.However, BAFTA subsequently suspended the award and revoked the actor’s membership.Clarke has denied all claims through his lawyers except for one, accepting that he once made inappropriate comments about one woman for which he later apologised.According to The Sunday Times (via Deadline), Clarke filed a defamation lawsuit against BAFTA at London’s High Court last week.
Louis C.K. Sexual Harassment Accuser Calls Out ‘Bulls**t’ Grammy Win
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Louis C.K.’s win for Best Comedy Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards isn’t sitting well with at least one of his accusers.
Speaking with Variety, Julia Wolov, one of five women who alleged C.K. had exposed himself and masturbated in front of, in some cases without their consent, addressed the Grammy win.
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“Nobody cares. That’s the message this sends,” Wolov said. “It really does. That’s the truth.”
C.K., who broadly confirmed the women’s accounts of events after accusations surfaced in 2017, won the award for his 2020 comedy special “Sincerely, Louis C.K.”, in which he made jokes about his misconduct.
“There has been zero change in the way comedy is run. There are no rules,” Wolov added.
The comedy writer and performer also talked about her choice to speak publicly about her experience with C.K. in 2017 and expressed regrets about the decision.
“You sort of take that on, knowing that you might be able to help somebody else. That’s part of what makes you come forward, but it’s not fun. We took one for the team,” she said of herself and the other women who came forward. “Even talking to you right now, I know this will not work in my favour, but so many people are asking and it’s hard when he’s in the constant news cycle.”
Wolov also believes that coming forward hasn’t helped her career in anyway and she thinks she is now seen in the industry as a “troublemaker.”
“Of course, his fans will say it’s because we’re not funny or we’re gold diggers — that’s my favourite, like, we got so rich from this,” she said sarcastically. “People will say we want attention. Trust me, this is not the attention that I ever hoped for.”
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