David Walliams accused of preying on fans as young as 15, Guardian reports
A Guardian and ITV News investigation says several women accuse the former Britain's Got Talent judge of using his fame to pursue them for sex. Two say they were 15 when they met him; Walliams denies any wrongdoing.
British comedian David Walliams has been accused of abusing his celebrity status to prey on teenagers and young women for sex. The claims come from a joint investigation by the Guardian and ITV News, published on Tuesday. Walliams, 55, denies the allegations. According to the Guardian, a woman it calls Alex says Walliams phoned her in January 2004. She was 15 and studying for her GCSEs. He was 32 and a rising star of the sketch show Little Britain. She had met him at a fan event and handed him scripts she had written, along with her contact details. Alex says they stayed in touch by phone and email over the next two years. By the time she was 17, she says, they were having sex. A second woman, whom the Guardian calls Jade, says she also met Walliams when she was 15. She alleges that weeks after he first contacted her, he invited her to his house and initiated sexual contact. Most of the women said they were over 18 when they had dealings with him. Several asked for pseudonyms to protect their identity. The investigation also describes inappropriate behaviour towards women at Britain's Got Talent and at his publisher, HarperCollins. The Guardian reports that HarperCollins cut ties with the bestselling children's author after…
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