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David Walliams Loses Injunction Bid Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
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In Short: Walliams sought an injunction to prevent the broadcast and publication of these allegations, citing a risk of suicide following two previous suicide attempts.
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British comedian and author David Walliams lost his legal bid to prevent media outlets from publishing allegations of sexual misconduct involving teenagers.
During a two-day trial in late October, the High Court in London heard that Walliams allegedly abused his power and status to contact young women and engage in inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities.
One woman alleged that Walliams began contacting her when she was 15 after meeting her at a Little Britain fan event, before starting a sexual relationship with her at the age of 17.
The joint investigation by ITV News and The Guardian revealed multiple allegations of sexual misconduct dating back to 2003.
Walliams sought an injunction to prevent the broadcast and publication of these allegations, citing a risk of suicide following two previous suicide attempts.
The BBC is removing Little Britain and other shows from iPlayer as it reviews all content featuring Walliams.
Walliams has denied any wrongdoing, stating, “I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law.”
However, a spokesperson for Walliams said he realized he had “behaved thoughtlessly” and denied abusing his power as a celebrity.
The allegations have led to Walliams leaving Britain’s Got Talent and losing his publishing deal.
In September, HarperCollins withdrew all of Walliams’ back catalog and removed his author page from their website.
ITG, Walliams' talent agency, said they are no longer representing him in any capacity.
The investigation involved speaking to more than 100 people, including Walliams’ friends and colleagues, and first-hand accounts from over 30 sources.
What this adds
The allegations have led to Walliams losing his publishing deal and having a theme park attraction based on his books permanently closed.
Walliams left his role as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent after he was found to have made sexually explicit and derogatory remarks towards some of the contestants.
The investigation revealed that Walliams allegedly contacted women when they were teenagers and pursued them by sending cards to their mothers' houses.
Walliams' legal team claimed that he had tried to commit suicide over the allegations twice in the past year.
Background
TV personality David Walliams is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct involving teenagers, as reported by Aol and Heraldscotland.
British comedian and author David Walliams is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct involving teenagers, as reported by Aol and Heraldscotland.
What's confirmed
- One woman alleged Walliams began contacting her when she was 15 after meeting her at a Little Britain fan event, before starting a sexual relationship with her at the age of 17, ITV News reported.
- The three-year joint investigation revealed a number of allegations of sexual misconduct dating back to 2003.
- During a two-day trial in late October, the High Court in London was told by lawyers for the media organisations that the allegations they wanted to report involved Walliam’s alleged “abuse of power and status” to contact young women and try to engage in “inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities”.
- The allegations made against Walliams on Tuesday are the lowest moment yet in the career of a man that until several years ago was considered one of showbusiness’s biggest stars, with hit TV shows and a hugely successful children’s writing career.
- Walliams sought an injunction to prevent this broadcast and publication because of a risk that he would take his own life, following two previous suicide attempts, the court was told.
- Following the revelations, the BBC said they were in the process of removing some programmes, including Little Britain, from their platforms, whilst a review into all material featuring and written by Walliams was underway.
- The BBC is removing Little Britain and other shows from iPlayer as it reviews all content featuring David Walliams following today’s allegations.
- Former Britain’s Got Talent judge and Little Britain star David Walliams is facing claims from multiple women of sexually inappropriate behaviour when they were teenagers.
- The Little Britain and Britain's Got Talent star has been accused of preying on teenage girls and young women for sexual purposes.
- According to the report, Walliams has denied any wrongdoing.
- Comedian and author Walliams has been accused of using his celebrity status to prey on teenagers and young women for sexual purposes.
- LONDON (AP) — British children’s author and comedian David Walliams used his fame to groom girls and young women for sex, two British news outlets reported on Tuesday.
What's still developing
- Another, who was 18 at the time, said she went to see Little Britain being filmed and Walliams “stared intently at her from the side of the stage,” before pursuing her by sending a card to her mother’s house.
- Walliams left his role as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), which he had appeared on since 2012, after he was found to have made sexually explicit and derogatory remarks towards some of the contestants.
- Asked how she feels about him now, she said: ‘I think I was groomed. 100%.’ Walliams told the publications he believed she was 18 at the time they had sex.
- David Walliams: Career highs and lows as celebrity faces sex allegations "He was not party to any investigation or given any opportunity to answer questions”, a spokesperson for Walliams said in December.
- “Hi, it’s David Walliams,” she says she remembers him saying over the phone in January 2004.
- Walliams is best known for comedy sketches on “Little Britain,” a hugely popular British TV show in the 2000s, but he’s also a celebrated children’s book author with some 40 published titles that sold more than 60 million copies worldwide, according to his website.
- One, identified by the pseudonym Jade, alleges that she received a message from Walliams on the social media platform Myspace in the summer of 2007.
- Best known in America as one half of the often-controversial Little Britain and Come Fly With Me comedy series alongside longtime comedy partner Matt Lucas, Walliams is also a best selling children’s author of more than 40 books and was a presenter Britain’s Got Talent for 10 years until backstage recordings of him making inappropriate comments about contestants saw him leave the show in 2022.
- Lawyers representing Walliams have claimed in court that the actor has tried to commit suicide over the allegations twice in the past year.
- In the months before the Guardian and ITV story was allowed to go forward, Walliams had sought an injunction preventing any news outlets from publishing his name in relation to the charges, claiming that doing so would make it “highly likely” that he would kill himself.
- Following 2025 sexual harassment claims levied by employees of his publisher HarperCollins, Walliams’ name was dropped from a British theme park attraction called The World of David Walliams which featured multiple characters from his books.
- Walliams published his first children's book, The Boy in the Dress, in 2008, and his stories soon became best-sellers and led to comparisons with Roald Dahl.