Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
68
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The allegations against Walliams, 55, date back to 2003 and allege that the comedian abused his power and status to contact young women to try and engage in “inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities.”
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comedian → date → activities
Walliams has denied all allegations against him.
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Walliams → deny → him
One woman, named by ITV and the Guardian as Jade, alleged that she was sexually assaulted and groomed by Walliams in 2007 when she was aged 15.
asserted
she → name → 2007
She told journalists at the Guardian and ITV news that what she says happened to her was “completely wrong in every way.”
asserted
says → tell → way
Another woman, referred to as Alex, alleged she was having sex with Walliams by the time she was 17.
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she → refer → time
Walliams said he believed Alex was 18 at the time they had sex.
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they → say → sex
His lawyers say the suggestion he groomed Alex is false and has caused him significant distress.
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he → say → distress
The lauded children’s author unsuccessfully sought an injunction to block the publication of these claims because of the risk that he would take his own life, after two previous suicide attempts.
He was granted anonymity during the proceedings, but Mr Justice Nicklin, the judge presiding over the High Court battle, rejected the injunction request, giving Walliams until Monday to file an appeal.
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Nicklin → laud → appeal
Prior to the publication of the allegations, Walliams was dropped by book publisher HarperCollins in December last year, after an investigation into allegations that he had “harassed” young women - a claim that Walliams strongly denied.
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Walliams → drop → that
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Walliams has denied all allegations in a letter addressed to journalists working on the ITV and Guardian investigation.
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Walliams → read → investigation
David Walliams’ statement in full:
David Walliams’ letter to journalists at ITV News and the Guardian
“Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with.
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I → look → relationships
I realise I did not always take people’s feelings properly into account.
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I → realise → account
That is something I regret.
asserted
I → regret → ?
And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something that I never did.
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I → abuse → that
I have not broken the law, but I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”
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I → break → me
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