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TV companies drop Noel Clarke over sexual harassment claims

Sky halts work on award-winning police show Bulletproof as actor denies women’s accusations

Television production companies have halted their work with the actor and director Noel Clarke after the Guardian published detailed allegations of sexual harassment against him.

On Thursday night, the Guardian described the accounts of 20 women who claim Clarke sexually harassed them. The director, who first became famous for his Kidulthood series of films, strongly denies the accusations, which were made shortly after Bafta announced that it planned to give Clarke a special award for outstanding British contribution to cinema.

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