Independent Talent Group Drops David Walliams After 20 Years as Misconduct Claims Mount
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Updated · Deadline · Nov 10
Independent Talent Group Drops David Walliams After 20 Years as Misconduct Claims Mount
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Nov 10
Summary
Independent Talent Group said it no longer represents David Walliams in any capacity, ending a relationship of nearly two decades with literary agent Paul Stevens.
ITG acted after ITV News and The Guardian published allegations that Walliams used his celebrity to pursue women, including some as young as 15, for sexual purposes through work contacts.
Walliams denied wrongdoing, telling ITV News he is "not a sexual predator" and has not broken the law, while saying he was devastated some women now felt hurt or anger.
The split deepens Walliams' professional fallout: HarperCollins dropped him last year and halted his back catalog, and Deadline reported in September that YMU was no longer actively representing him.
Last week, Walliams lost a bid to block publication of the investigation; his lawyers told the court he had made 2 suicide attempts because of the allegations.