Noel Clarke says sexual harassment claims 'left him suicidal' as he denies allegations
29.05.2022 - 19:45
/ ok.co.uk
Noel Clarke has spoken out about the sexual misconduct claims made against him last year, saying at his worst they left him “suicidal”.The actor and director, 46, was accused by 20 women of groping, harassment and bullying in an article published by The Guardian in April of last year. He strongly denies the claims. Now speaking out on how the accusations have affected him for the first time, the star says at his worst he considered taking his own life.The actor, who lives in London with his wife Iris and their four children, claims that he “lost everything” following the allegations: “The company I built from the ground up, my TV shows, my movies, my book deals, the industry respect I had.
In my heart and my head it has damaged me in a way I cannot articulate.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. Speaking to the Daily Mail, he added: “I needed to do something unsurvivable. I was reaching for a book and [a] knife fell out of my pocket.
My 11-year-old said, 'Daddy, why have you got that?' “I said, 'It's just to pick the dirt out of my nails…' And he said, 'Oh, OK,' and somehow the ordinariness of that snapped me out of it. Up to that point, I had been waiting for the right moment to kill myself. I was out of here.
Done. I didn't care about anything. My mind was destroyed.” Following the allegations, the actor’s membership to BAFTA was revoked, with Noel consequently said to be suing the organisation for defamation as the revoking of his membership came after he vehemently denied the claims.
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