Noel Clarke sexual harassment allegations, suspended by BAFTA

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www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/apr/29/actor-noel-clarke-accused-of-groping-harassment-and-bullying-by-20-women

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Especially galling that BAFTA was seemingly made aware of this before giving him his very recent honour. I watched his acceptance speech and found it really moving in terms of celebrating a working class black man’s success in a historically white industry. Turns out he’s an (alleged) sexual abuser. Fucking great.

Daniel Kaluuya and John Boyegas are two Black British actors who are currently riding as high as it's possible for actors to go. And I've heard nothing but people expressing delight for them.

*Boyega

@ShoppingPrecinctPrincess

Daniel Kaluuya and John Boyegas are two Black British actors who are currently riding as high as it's possible for actors to go. And I've heard nothing but people expressing delight for them.

Adrian Lester too

Also Steve McQueen, Oscar winner, Turner Prize winner and also has loads of Bafta nominations this year. He's been around for a long time. Not a peep about him.

This is why this doctrine of if you criticise a person of colour then it must be because you are a racist is so dangerous. There are good and bad people.

Oh and he is now a Knight! I don't realise that.

You hear nothing but good about the late Chadwick Boseman and Sienna Miller says he helped her get equal pay on the film they worked on.

Police now involved:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56956429

@Viviennemary

This is why this doctrine of if you criticise a person of colour then it must be because you are a racist is so dangerous. There are good and bad people.

Exactly, but the fear of being branded racist (or homophobic) pervades as evidenced not only by the comment made by the female actor in support of Noel Clarke but also by his own attitude which is writ large in his interviews.

[quote WarriorN]Gosh this is quite unbelievable. Re JB

twitter.com/rainy101/status/1388143636467040258?s=21[/quote]
Here’s Eve Moyles telling us all about the jolly japes Barrowman got up to on Torchwood.

More tapping people with his dick
Putting one of their key props up his arse

Ffs

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ugcHyk4VyEI

*her key props

Sorry about the amp link www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/culture/2021/apr/30/noel-clarke-shows-dropped-as-allegations-shake-tv-industry

It’s this bit (out of many) that shocked me:
“Clarke’s lawyers denied that the LSDA had ever asked him to stop giving his classes, and said this workshop, called “Facing Your Fears”, was intended to help students with anxieties over their acting roles, helping to “normalise” the removal of outer clothing in a safe environment.“

Who on earth agreed to someone running a class that encouraged women to not be “afraid” of nudity? Seriously?

Here’s Eve Moyles telling us all about the jolly japes Barrowman got up to on Torchwood.

More tapping people with his dick
Putting one of their key props up his arse

Ffs

Revolting, as are those who enabled and cheered his behaviour.

Completely beside the point. Was just in Tesco and two middle aged men were in there. Laughing and joking together they obviously knew they were coming across quite threatening. But one guy said something about his wife/girlfriend and the other guy said ‘that should shut her up’. I looked up and then looking directly at me the guy (who was referring to his wife) said well if she doesn’t shut up I’ve got something I can gag her with. The elbowed his mate and nodded in my direction.

And what did I do? I averted my eyes and scurried away. We are ingrained with this fucking fear and acceptance that we have to somehow exist under the radar so we don’t get targeted. Fuck them! Sick of the way we all have to manage our fuckibg behaviour and we even do it subconsciously.

Indeed viviennemary

I’m heartily sick of being called this or that when I’ve merely questioned someone’s behaviour or actions.

It is bloody dangerous.

I'm hoping that JB is also brought to account for his disgusting behaviour which is at least on par with NC if not worse seeing as he found it funny to sexually assault women.

@PrincessScarlett

I'm hoping that JB is also brought to account for his disgusting behaviour which is at least on par with NC if not worse seeing as he found it funny to sexually assault women.

I hope so too.

Who is JB?

John Barrowman Maggiesfarm.

I can’t stand JB and am not surprised. I had no idea who Noel Clarke was, what a vile man 😡

From BBC prime time program.

At 3.26 an actress physically fighting him off to stop him (JB) kissing her

m.youtube.com/watch?v=gd_egSxkxbk&feature=youtu.be

Talk about in plain sight!

I've always found John Barrowman to be immensely irritating but didn't realise he was also a creep.

I think JB has been able to get away with it because he's gay, and conceivably that means women shouldn't feel so threatened by his actions?
I don't agree with that of course.

But as a case in point... go to 18 seconds in on this... a gay presenter at the Golden Globes.
Shocking.

That’s shocking Gay men are not above sexually assaulting women and shouldn’t get a free pass. I think they target starlets, doubt they would do that to Meryl Streep.

Bafta was placed in a really tricky place here.

They had announced the winner of this award, but NC had not received it yet.
Then they received allegations via an intermediary, with no names or verifiable details.
They had no legal grounds to suspend the award.

I fully understand why this story has come up now, imagine your abuser getting honoured with an outstanding contribution. It could easily prompt someone to speak up.

Then after speaking up with bafta they approached The Guardian. Probably initially in the same way via intermediaries but the story couldn’t go to press without names and do they bravely stepped forward. Knowing there were other would have helped.