David Walliams named in sexual misconduct allegations after dropping courtroom bid to stay nameless

Entertainment

By Linda Ikeji
10 November 2026, 1:30 pm

British comic and kids’s creator David Walliams has been recognized because the movie star on the centre of sexual misconduct allegations after dropping a authorized bid to forestall media organisations from publishing his title.

The 55-year-old had sought an injunction towards Independent Television News (ITN) and Guardian News and Media (GNM), which had been investigating claims by a number of girls that he used his fame and standing to groom them for intercourse.

According to reviews by The Guardian and ITN, two of the ladies, now of their 30s, mentioned they first met Walliams after they have been 15. Other girls, together with younger fashions and followers, alleged that he contacted them on social media after they have been between 17 and 22. The organisations additionally spoke to individuals who claimed to have witnessed or skilled inappropriate conduct in the direction of girls within the office.

The allegations reportedly span a long time, from his time on BBC sketch comedy exhibits to his stint as a decide on Britain’s Got Talent. Walliams has denied being a sexual predator and insisted that he didn’t abuse his place or break the regulation.

In an announcement, he acknowledged that he had typically behaved thoughtlessly in his informal sexual relationships however mentioned he was devastated that some girls he met 10 to twenty years in the past had expressed damage or anger in the direction of him.

Walliams had argued in courtroom that revealing his identification could lead on him to aim to take his personal life, saying he had made two earlier makes an attempt and had been hospitalised. His lawyer instructed the courtroom that he was not properly sufficient to resolve whether or not to attraction the ruling.

However, on November 3, High Court decide Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed his software for an injunction, ruling that the media organisations might determine him. An interim order had initially protected his anonymity whereas his authorized workforce thought of an attraction.

The allegations additionally observe HarperCollins’ choice final yr to finish its relationship with Walliams and drop his e-book again catalogue after an inner investigation into claims of inappropriate behaviour in the direction of younger feminine workers. The Guardian additionally reported that he had a sexual relationship with a junior member of workers on the publishing firm.