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Men in the industry have been getting away with this behaviour for years. It is only now been called what it actually is - abuse. Because it is only now that women feel safe enough to come forward because they know they will be supported by other women and by some men who are just as disgusted at this behaviour. These sexual predators have been enabled and protected by those around them for a long time. Women would be warned about who to be wary of but nothing would be actually done to stop these men. Casting couch, anyone?

'Innocent until proven guilty' is a good thing but who will be doing the proving? A woman who is a runner on a TV show and is the lowest of low and quite often takes abuse from all and sundry? She is going to go to court to try and get a well-known director, producer and actor to stop putting his hand up her shirt? He's the boss, not going to happen.

The more of this stuff comes out the better, IMO. That's the only thing that will change the culture of TV and film making.

I think it was known that he was conducting naked auditions. Recruiting young girls straight out of drama school, standard audition screen tests etc get the part then the email requesting they attend a naked audition to see if they could cope doing naked sex scenes!! Other people were also in the room. Colleagues are saying nothing was filmed but he told at least one girl he had filmed her and had it on his computer and used it against her.

If you were a 'colleague' in one of those highly unethical auditions you'd be keeping your head down wouldn't you!! Studios are supposed to have strict regs around stuff like this, with special coordinators and lots of consent etc. These were young women who now say that knowing the industry today, they know this was wrong but had no clue and nobody to help them at the time.

It's like the woman from GOT, who says had she known she could have said no, she wouldn't have done those completely naked scenes. Even in a big show like that she said she was young and naive and they took advantage because she thought that she'd be sacked.

Why should they wait another day? Would you think that if he'd killed someone or something.

We have now had the usual statement from Clarke. "I have never done anything criminal but I now realise that some of my actions may have upset some people. I regret that and will now seek professional help to educate myself". I've paraphrased it because after all this time most of us could write the statement anyway.

I think perhaps sending unsolicited photos of your penis might be a criminal act, it is certainly abusive - the fact that this photo was sent has been corroborated and The Guardian legal team have seen the photo.

As always I think the regret mostly stems from being caught and I hope the police move swiftly to seize his computer etc because if he did film some of the things that are being claimed that would be criminal.

So its OK to show on ITV hub but not ITV. If you have to make a stand at least be consistent. As for the Guardian they probably held on to the story and deliberately released it today to make the bigger splash.

So no internet your stuffed because this drama is never going to see the light of day again whatever the outcome.

I'm sure you're right. At the end of the day, like it or not, selling their paper matters.