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Metropolitan police have been investigating allegations separate to those reported by the Guardian and ITV News

Az 55 éves Walliams ellen korábban már jelentek meg fiatalkorúak szexuális behálózásáról szóló állítások.

Si aggravano le accuse al popolare attore e scrittore. Bufera sullo show business dopo caso Brand

<img src="https://www.srf.ch/static/cms/images//320ws/8eba2b5.webp" hspace="5" align="left" >Gegen den Little-Britain-Star und Kinderbuchautor wird wegen schwerwiegender Sexualstraftaten ermittelt.

De politie van Londen heeft een onderzoek geopend naar acteur, komiek en schrijver David Walliams (55) wegens ernstige seksuele misdrijven. Meldingen hiervan kwamen binnen nadat The Guardian en ITV News eerder deze week hadden bericht over seksueel grensoverschrijdend gedrag door Walliams.

Le comédien britannique et auteur à succès de livres pour enfants David Walliams est accusé de prédation sexuelle par plusieurs femmes. L’homme de 55 ans dément tout comportement illégal.

LONDON (AP) — British children’s author and TV personality David Walliams is under investigation for serious sex offense allegations made after news outlets reported that he used his fame to groom girls and young women for sex, London police said Friday.

It comes just days after Walliams was accused of sexual assault and grooming in a bombshell Guardian and ITV News investigation, claims he vehemently denies.

London police have launched an investigation into David Walliams. A Metropolitan Police statement said the force had “received a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s,” and that these allegations are distinct from those reported by ITV News and The Guardian on Tuesday. “However, as part of […]

Brittimedioiden selvityksen mukaan osa syytöksen esittäneistä on ollut tapahtumien aikaan 15-vuotiaita.

David Walliams is being investigated for “serious sexual offences,” the Metropolitan Police confirmed Friday. Walliams, a comedian and former “Britain’s Got Talent” judge, was accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl in a Guardian article earlier this week. The investigation, published in conjunction with an ITV News documentary, also accused Walliams of “

Politiet går også gjennom medieavsløringene om den britiske TV-stjernen.

The Met Police said the allegations are separate from those reported by ITV and the Guardian earlier this week.

Britisk politi bekrefter overfor BBC at de har innledet en etterforskning mot komikeren David Walliams for alvorlige seksuelle forbrytelser. Det skjer etter at flere kvinner har stått frem med anklager om at Walliams skal ha brukt kjendisstatusen sin for å tilnærme seg unge kvinner seksuelt. Ifølge politiet er det ikke disse anklagene som er grunnlaget for e

London's Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into actor and comedian David Walliams, after the entertainer was accused of serious sexual offences earlier this week.

London's Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation after receiving allegations against David Walliams, separate to those reported by ITV and the Guardian.

Der Komiker und Buchautor David Walliams soll junge Frauen und Minderjährige sexuell bedrängt haben. Er bestreitet die Vorwürfe, doch Verlage und Sender ziehen Konsequenzen. Nun trifft es auch die Serie »Little Britain«.

Mehrere Frauen werfen dem britischen Autor und Komiker David Walliams sexuelle Übergriffe vor. Die Polizei ermittelt gegen ihn. Seine Verlage beenden die Zusammenarbeit.

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/E3zZYg/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/11/13/091c1438-f1ec-418e-91f8-fe0382d953fd.jpg">Nach Vorwürfen über mögliche sexuelle Bedrängung hat die britische Polizei Ermittlungen eingeleitet

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The British author's books will remain available in Auckland libraries.

The upcoming Doha Film Festival has removed fantasy feature “Fing!” from its program following sexual misconduct allegations against David Walliams, the British actor and writer who is the author of the book on which the film is based. Walliams, who rose to prominence for his comedy show “Little Britain” before becoming a judge on “Britain’s […]

Der britische Komiker David Walliams (»Little Britain«) ist auch für seine Kinderbücher bekannt. Aufgrund von Vorwürfen sexueller Übergriffe zieht der Verlag Fischer Sauerländer nach SPIEGEL-Informationen nun Konsequenzen.

Police are to investigate David Walliams over alleged "serious" sexual offences.

Some schools remove the children's author's books from their libraries after allegations against him.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Director General Matt Brittin is one of a number of industry bosses who will attend an emergency meeting convened by the UK Culture Secretary next week in the wake of the Russell Brand, David Walliams and MAFS scandals. Nandy will tell a meeting of leaders that if their response to the recent allegations […]

Author failed in court bid to block media naming him over sexual misconduct allegations amid claims he would self-harm

Figure de la télévision et de la littérature pour enfants de l’autre côté de la Manche, le comédien est visé par une enquête de The Guardian et d’ITV News, dont il a tenté de faire interdire la publication devant les tribunaux.

A raft of serious allegations have been made against the Little Britain star despite his efforts to keep them under wraps. This is how it all unfolded.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy could force participation in an industry watchdog to protect whistleblowers, the BBC understands.

Britain's culture secretary describes the reported allegations against David Walliams as "the latest in a long line of reported abuses of power" in the entertainment industry.

Comedian Lucy Beaumont says she was one of the whistleblowers who spoke to reporters about David Walliams' alleged sexual misconduct.

The comedian denies allegations of sexual misconduct, inappropriate behaviour and abusing his power more than 10 years ago.

Der Komiker und Kinderbuchautor soll Minderjährige sexuell belästigt haben. Er bestreitet die Anschuldigungen, die mehrere Frauen in den Medien publik gemacht haben.

<p>Children’s author and comedian, who wrote the book on which the movie Fing! is based, will also be removed from the publicity tour</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/10/david-walliams-accused-preying-on-young-women-for-sex">Revealed: David Walliams accused of using celebrity status to prey on young women for sex</a></

EXCLUSIVE: David Walliams has been scrubbed from the online archives of Channel 4 after the Little Britain star was accused of preying on teenage girls. He denies wrongdoing. Channel 4 has deleted shows featuring Walliams from its streaming service, including the 2021 special Chitty Flies Again with David Walliams, in which he attempted to recreate […]

L'écrivain a vendu plus de 60 millions de livres et plusieurs de ses ouvrages ont été adaptés à la télévision où il est devenu célèbre grâce à la série "Little Britain".

British culture secretary to meet media and entertainment industry figures

British TV presenter Jonathan Ross has landed himself in some hot water over the past week for his past association with both David Walliams and Russell Brand. The Guardian and ITV News’ report into allegations against Walliams including from teenagers referenced a joke Ross made at the 2004 British Comedy Awards. “The comedy awards is […]

Lilly Creightmore, who has alleged Walliams "groomed" her as a teenager, has told BBC Newsnight that she was "angry" at his behaviour.

Comedian Lucy Beaumont has said she has risked her television career by speaking out about David Walliams because the industry doesn’t tolerate troublemakers. In an interview with Sky News (watch below), the Taskmaster star and Hullraisers writer revealed that she was one of the “whistleblowers” on Walliams, who has been accused of using his fame […]

Podcast episode with Ryan Tubridy featuring Walliams also appeared to be removed from streaming platforms

Lucy Beaumont told Sky News she was a "whistleblower" who spoke to reporters about allegations against David Walliams.

A three-year investigation by UK media has unearthed accusations against high-profile UK celebrity David Walliams of grooming and sexual assault.

The TV presenter says he was once "friendly" with David Walliams and Russell Brand, but was "genuinely unaware" of their conduct.

Amid grooming accusations, David Walliams has been scrubbed from the upcoming movie, Fing!, which was filmed in Queensland and based on his 2019 children's book.

Sexual misconduct allegations against actor David Walliams, which he denies, dominate Wednesday's front pages.

The Little Britain comedian and best-selling children’s author is facing a police investigation after he was accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old schoolgirl.

David Walliams is to be cut from new movie Fing! and its stateside marketing materials following sexual misconduct allegations against the actor. Walliams had a cameo in the Sundance family movie, which is being released in the U.S. by Angel in early January. Taika Waititi, Mia Wasikowska, Matt Lucas and Iona Bell also star in […]

The 55-year-old was named in reports by ITV News and the Guardian on Tuesday after losing a court bid to stop allegations being made public.

ITV News ja The Guardian olivat kolmivuotisen tutkintansa aikana yhteydessä yli sataan ihmiseen. Walliams kiistää syytökset.

The comedian and author denies the allegations, but in a letter published by the Guardian acknowledged that "at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with".

The author and comedian recently lost a court battle trying to block publication of the allegations.

Fantasy feature “Fing!” will still get a release in the U.S. with Angel Studios despite the sexual harassment allegations against David Walliams, who wrote the children’s book on which its based, co-wrote the screenplay and cameos in the film alongside main stars Taika Waititi, Mia Wasikowska and Iona Bell. However, according to the producers, the […]

British actor David Walliams has lost an attempt in court to stop the British press from naming him as the actor accused of grooming young women and teenage girls.

ITV News and the Guardian newspaper said their joint investigation featured interviews with multiple women who gave first-hand accounts of Walliams’ conduct.

ITN and the Guardian allege the comedian preyed on teenage girls and young women. He has denied all allegations.

An investigation by ITV News and the Guardian revealed multiple accusations, including one of sexual assault of a 15-year-old. Walliams has denied the claims, stating, "I am not a sexual predator."