"Mrs Justice Steyn made the order at the high court on Tuesday after hearing that the Guardian's total legal costs, which it is seeking to recover from the former Dr Who star, were significantly in excess of 6m. In a landmark high court judgment handed down last month, Steyn rejected Clarke's claims and ruled that the newspaper had succeeded in both its defences: of truth and public interest."
"She said that she had found him to be not a credible or reliable witness who had made a far fetched and indeed false case that the articles about him in the Guardian which he complained of were untrue. Clarke had shown a general pattern of only being prepared to admit that which was established by documentary evidence, said Steyn."
"He accused one witness of making multiple rape allegations and another of falsifying the date on a Snapchat screenshot, all of which were untrue and baseless, said Steyn. The judge also said that Clarke had made wholly unfounded allegations of dishonesty against three professional journalists: the Guardian's head of investigations, Paul Lewis, and the authors of the investigation, Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne."
Mrs Justice Steyn ordered Noel Clarke to pay the Guardian an initial 3m towards its legal costs after being told the newspaper's total costs exceeded 6m. Steyn rejected Clarke's libel claims and found that the Guardian succeeded in defences of truth and public interest. The judge found Clarke not a credible or reliable witness and described his case as far fetched and false. Clarke displayed a pattern of only admitting what documentary evidence established and made allegations against victims, witnesses and journalists that the judge found untrue and wholly unfounded. The judge said Clarke's conduct increased the Guardian's costs and that he must bear responsibility.
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