UK children’s author David Walliams accused of sex assault, grooming teens

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The comic and author rejects the claims, however in a letter released by the Guardian acknowledged that “at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with”

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  David Walliams presents for professional photographers upon arrival at the best of the movie The Choral throughout the London movie celebration in London, on Oct 12, 2025.(Photo: AP/Scott A Garfitt)

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LONDON: UK media on Tuesday (Nov 10) released claims that British comic and kids’s author David Walliams groomed teenage fans and sexually attacked a 15-year-old lady in addition to pestering young female coworkers.

The claims, released by The Guardian paper and ITV news channel, followed a joint examination into accusations by numerous females dating as far back as 2003.

Walliams, who lost a High Court fight versus being determined in the UK media and did not appeal, rejected targeting teens and utilizing his popularity to control them to make love, his legal representatives informed media.

His legal representatives did not react to an ask for remark from AFP.

The Guardian released a letter Tuesday from Walliams, stating he “behaved thoughtlessly” in casual relationships.

He stated: “I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law”

Now 55, Walliams starred in the BBC’s Little Britain sketch program in the early 2000s and was a judge on business broadcaster ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.

He likewise penned books such as Mr Stink, Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress, with his work equated into more than 50 languages and apparently offering 50 million copies.

When looking for to obstruct the publication of the reports, Walliams’ legal group argued he was “highly likely” to pass away by suicide if they were released.

The High Court heard he made 2 suicide efforts this year and was apprehended in a safe and secure medical facility last month.

Nearly all the ladies making claims were recognized just by given names, some altered at their demand.

“I WAS GROOMED, 100 PER CENT”

In an especially serious claims, one female, called as Jade, stated Walliams called her in 2007 through her social networks page revealing her age as 15.

Aged 36, he welcomed her to his home and pulled up her leading and drew her breast, she stated, with her words checked out by a star in a documentary launched by ITV.

“It’s a sexual assault, it’s a grooming, it’s completely wrong in every way,” she stated.

It is unlawful in Britain for somebody aged over 18 to deliberately interact with a kid under 16 for a sexual function.

Walliams’ legal representatives stated he never ever took part in grooming girls and rejected sexual contact with Jade.

Another lady, called as Alex, informed The Guardian Walliams initially satisfied her when she was a 15-year-old hopeful funny author and he was 32.

He telephoned her and offered her tickets to programs. They made love for the very first time at his home when she was 17 and he was 34, she stated.

She stated this was consensual however Walliams was “pushy” and treated her “like a prostitute”

“I think I was groomed, 100 per cent. We met when I was 15 and he was promising to help me … He used that power,” she stated.

Walliams’ attorneys informed The Guardian he thought she was 18 which she had actually returned into contact with him.

The examination likewise declares Walliams messaged teenage designs and welcomed teenage fans back to his dressing space and his home.

His publisher, HarperCollins, dropped him in 2015 after he dealt with allegations of pestering female personnel, which he rejected, and he has actually not published on social networks given that.

The current claims triggered more organisations to distance themselves from the previous star.

A BBC representative informed AFP it has actually removed some programs including Walliams from its platforms, consisting of all episodes of Little Britain, which ran in between 2003 and 2006.

A representative for his literary representatives, Independent Talent Group, informed AFP that after the current claims, “we are no longer representing him in any capacity”

The judgment Labour Party is likewise comprehended to have actually suspended Walliams as a member.


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