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Ward, 28, who starred in the Netflix crime drama “Top Boy,”
sobbed after a jury in Snaresbrook Crown Court found him not
guilty of two counts of rape, two counts of assault by
penetration and one count of sexual assault.
Ward has appeared in films including “Blue Story,” “The Book of
Clarence” and last year's American political satire “Eddington,”
alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal.
In 2020, he won the Rising Star award at the British Academy
Film Awards, or BAFTAs. He was nominated for an acting BAFTA for
Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light” and for a BAFTA television award
for the Steve McQueen-directed series “Small Axe.”
Ward had denied the charges and said he had “full faith” he’d be
cleared of the charges. He testified at trial that he met the
woman at a party and that they had consensual sex.
Defense lawyer Humzah Ilyas said Ward had put his life on hold
for more than three years and was “looking forward to getting
back to doing the work he loves.”
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