David Walliams Unmasked Over Claims He Groomed Girls as Young as 15
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Nov 10
David Walliams Unmasked Over Claims He Groomed Girls as Young as 15
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Nov 10
Summary
The Guardian and ITV News identified David Walliams on Tuesday after he missed Monday’s appeal deadline, ending the anonymity he had sought through a High Court injunction.
The joint investigation alleges Walliams sexually assaulted and groomed multiple girls and young women, including one woman who said he contacted her at 15 and had sex with her when she was 17.
Walliams denies all allegations, saying he is “not a sexual predator” and has not broken the law; his lawyers had argued publication could make him “highly likely” to kill himself.
The claims widen earlier scrutiny of his conduct, with reports of inappropriate behavior at Britain’s Got Talent and HarperCollins, which had already dropped him, while Alton Towers recently shut his themed attraction.