On April 26, 2021, The Guardian published allegations by 20 women of verbal abuse, bullying and sexual harassment by Clarke, by the following day, The Guardian had spoken to about 6 women with allegations against Clarke.
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One of the accusations is that he filmed a nude audition by Jahannah Janes without her consent and showed it to a producer who worked for him. The same producer accuses him of exposing his genitals to her in the back of a car and groping her in a lift the next day.
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Other women allege that Clarke pressured them to perform sex scenes nude, and grew angry if they refused.
On March 27, 2022, it was revealed that Metropolitan Police had decided not to proceed to investigate the sexual harassment claims against Clarke. In September of the same year, it was reported that Clarke had dropped the legal action he had taken against BAFTA following its suspension of his membership and honorary award.
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