Actor Noel Clarke has allegedly been arrested at his London dwelling on Thursday. Officers reportedly performed an in depth search of the property of the Physician Who star, with a canine unit in attendance too.

It was extensively reported that police attended the property in Kensington, West London, earlier than 9am right now and officers remained on the scene for roughly 5 hours. A number of gadgets have been allegedly faraway from the house, together with laptop tools and paperwork as officers have been seen leaving the deal with with containers containing laptops and paperwork. It’s understood that Clarke was arrested and questioned in custody, nonetheless, the Met Police are but to launch any assertion concerning the incident. They’ve refused to verify any particulars concerning the arrest or touch upon the explanations for it. Following questioning, the actor is assumed to have returned to his residence shortly earlier than 5.30pm, accompanied by two people.

The reported arrest comes after Clarke misplaced a libel motion case in opposition to The Guardian following an investigation by the newspaper during which he was accused of sexual misconduct by greater than 20 girls in a sequence of stories articles.

The primary article, revealed in April 2021, mentioned some 20 girls who knew Clarke in knowledgeable capability had come ahead with allegations of sexual misconduct.

In a press release on the time, the actor, author and director, greatest recognized for his 2006 movie Kidulthood and his function in Physician Who, mentioned he vehemently denied “any sexual misconduct or wrongdoing”.

The 49-year-old star, who performed Mickey Smith on the BBC sci-fi present, had mentioned he would search £70million in damages if profitable on the grounds of reality and public curiosity.

In August, Mrs Justice Steyn rejected the Physician Who star’s declare in a excessive courtroom judgement. Clarke continues to protest his innocence and mentioned after he misplaced his case: “For nearly 5 years, I’ve fought in opposition to a strong media outlet and its intensive authorized groups over inaccurate and damaging reporting.

“These tales began through nameless emails portraying me as a monster to draw consideration and outrage. The purpose was to break my profession, they usually succeeded.

“I’ve by no means claimed to be good. However I’m not the particular person described in these articles. In a single day I misplaced every part, the media outlet didn’t simply destroy my life they ripped by my household’s additionally.”

In 2009, Clarke gained the Rising Star prize on the Bafta Movie Awards, and in 2021 was given Bafta’s Excellent British Contribution to Cinema honour.

However that award and his Bafta membership have been suspended when girls got here ahead to accuse him of sexual misconduct.