By Blessing Udeobasi
British actor, Noel Clarke has revealed he thought about committing suicide when more than 20 women accused him of s3x offenses sometime last year.
The 46-year-old actor was last year in the Guardian over allegations of misconduct from women who all knew him in a professional capacity.
Reacting, Clarke said he ‘vehemently’ denied ‘any s3xual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing’ and no criminal charges have been brought against him.
He added that he was ‘deeply sorry’ if some of his actions had affected people in ways he did not intend or realise’, and vowed to get professional help to educate himself and change for the better.
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday, Clarke revealed that he considered cutting his own throat with a knife, but was deterred by a question from his 11-year-old son.
“Twenty years of work was gone in 24 hours. I lost everything,’ he told the newspaper, adding that his career has been canceled by the allegations.
“The company I built from the ground up, my TV shows, my movies, my book deals, the industry respect I had. In my heart and my head it has damaged me in a way I cannot articulate.”
Following the allegations against Clarke, ITV pulled the concluding episode of drama Viewpoint, in which he starred, and broadcaster Sky, which had aired Clarke’s series Bulletproof, said it was halting work with him.
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Bafta also suspended his membership of the organisation and his outstanding British contribution to cinema award, which he had been given in 2021.
In March this year police said no criminal investigation would be launched in relation to s3xual offence allegations made against him.
Scotland Yard said in a statement in March 2022 that there had been a thorough assessment by specialist detectives, but it was determined the information would not meet the threshold for a criminal investigation.
The statement said: ‘We have shared our findings with the third party organisation and updated the complainants who subsequently contacted us following the initial report.
“If any further criminal allegations related to those already assessed are reported then it will be thoroughly considered.”
