Noel Clarke said he kept explicit photos of women to use as ‘collateral’, court told

Actor had pictures of women’s genitalia to use in case they ever wanted to speak about him or tell his wife, witness says

Noel Clarke told an actor that he kept explicit photos of women he had sex with to use as “collateral” in case they ever wanted to speak out about him or tell his wife, the high court has heard.

Clarke, 49, is suing the Guardian over publications from 2021-22 accusing him of sexual misconduct, based on allegations from more than 20 women.

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