20 different people, from production to those acting alongside him, have made allegations against him. One or two, you might think there is a chance of misunderstandings. But 20 people? Are the police involved?
Very telling that many victims are female co-producers.
You can predict the tiresome old preying on lowly young actresses from industry sleazes, but it says even more about his poor character that he needed to harrass and demean women in an equal position to him behind the cameras. Bum smacking, erect dick pics, sexual put downs, 'fuck and fire' ... sounds like old Noel has a real chip on his shoulder about women in general, needing to put them in their place as sexual objects at every opportunity. The again reading his old interviews he's got a chip on his shoulder about a lot of stuff.
The bullying stuff doesn’t surprise me, I know someone (male) who’s worked with him who said he was a nasty piece of work.
Ooh, any details? Mate of mine was checking twitter and said a fair few people are saying they heard these stories about his behavior years ago. Typical industry, never stops until it goes public and becomes a PR disaster. Image is really the only thing they give a shit about.
quote]People who have worked with Clarke describe him as someone who will use his power as a director, writer and producer to target female co-stars and crew, sometimes – they allege – introducing himself to female colleagues by telling them he is a sex addict. Clarke’s lawyers dispute the characterisation of their client as a powerful figure in the industry, saying he worked his way up in the industry and was never in a position of complete autonomy and authority.
The actor and screenwriter Jing Lusi, who has starred in Crazy Rich Asians and Gangs of London
, worked with Clarke on the film SAS: Red Notice, shot in Budapest in 2018. Clarke invited Lusi for dinner on 27 November 2018. During the meal, Clarke summoned the waiter for the cheque before Lusi had finished eating. She asked what the hurry was. According to Lusi, Clarke said that he wanted them to go to his place to have sex. She recalls laughing in disbelief. “He said he couldn’t help it: ‘It’s how you make me feel, I just really want to,’” she says. “Really laying it on thick and grossly and quite explicitly.”
According to Lusi’s account, when she made it clear she would not have sex with Clarke, his demeanour changed. Lusi says: “After he realised that it was not going to happen, he then absolutely without any emotion [said]: ‘All right, fine, don’t tell anyone about this, yeah? ’Cause if you do, it will get back to me, I will find out.’”
The next morning, Clarke sent her an emoji of a person with their finger to their lips, which she took as an indication that she should not tell anyone about his inappropriate behaviour. But Lusi did tell friends and others how disturbed she was by the incident. A friend she contacted three days afterwards recalls: “She messaged me and said: ‘Dude I’ve been #MeTooed at work by another actor and then sworn to secrecy and threatened.’”[/quote]
Pig. This article really reminds me of Ronan Farrow's article that broke the Weinstein story in its scope. The fact so many people in-industry are willing to stick their necks out, be named, and not hide behind anonymous or vague accusations gives it a lot of credibility.
