Jing Lusi said Clarke had boasted of previous Bafta award at a dinner where he propositioned and threatened her

A prominent actor said Noel Clarke’s honorary award from Bafta was handing him a “loaded gun” to seduce and silence women, the high court has heard.

Jing Lusi, who stars in Gangs of London and Red Eye, is one of more than 20 women whose allegations of sexual misconduct by Clarke were reported by the Guardian in 2021-22 and which form the basis of Clarke’s libel claim against the publisher.

Gina Powell, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by actor, tells court of ‘guilt’ at not stopping him earlier

A woman who worked for Noel Clarke said she spoke up about the actor sexually assaulting her because she did not think he should be “around young women in the film industry”, the high court has heard.

Gina Powell, who worked for the former Doctor Who actor at Unstoppable Productions from 2014 to 2017, has been accused by Clarke of being involved in a conspiracy with the Guardian and others to destroy his career by making allegations of sexual misconduct against him.