#MeToo movement ‘began to catch up’ with Noel Clarke, court hears

Actor tells libel trial against Guardian that female accusers were lying' and seeking attention' in their claims

Women began discussing Noel Clarke's past sexual misconduct in response to the #MeToo movement, the high court in London has heard, as he began giving evidence in his libel claim against the Guardian.

Cross-examining Clarke for the Guardian, Gavin Millar KC told the actor he had begun to panic because the movement began to catch up with you".