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UK police investigate allegations against best-selling children's author Walliams
LONDON, Nov 13 - British police said on Friday they had opened an investigation into allegations against British comedian and best-selling children's author David Walliams after two media organisations published accusations of sexual misconduct about him.
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organisations → investigate → him
The Guardian and ITV News on Tuesday reported that multiple women had accused Walliams, 55, formerly a judge on music mogul Simon Cowell's "Britain's Got Talent" television show, of abusing his position to prey on young women.
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women → report → women
Walliams, who has sold more than 60 million books, has denied the allegations, and had sought to block publication of the accusations, saying he would again attempt suicide if they were made public.
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they → sell → suicide
However, an injunction preventing publication was lifted on Tuesday.
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injunction → prevent → Tuesday
London police said in a statement that they had received a number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences involving a man now in his 50s.
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they → say → 50s
They said that these were separate from those reported by ITN — the broadcaster that produces ITV News — and the Guardian.
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that → say → News
Walliams' lawyer did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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lawyer → respond → comment
The police statement said detectives were also looking at the Guardian and ITV material to see whether it included any evidence of offences.
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it → say → offences
It did not name Walliams, as is customary.
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It → name → Walliams
"We would encourage anyone who has been the victim of a sexual offence to come forward and speak to us, no matter when it happened," said Detective Superintendent Mike Cagney, who is leading the investigation.
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who → encourage → investigation
In its report, the Guardian said Walliams had written a personal letter to the investigating journalists, denying abusing his position of power.
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Walliams → say → power
"I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with," he wrote.
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he → realise → relationships
"And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something I never did."
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I → abuse → power
Walliams found fame on British television alongside creative partner Matt Lucas in the early 2000s with shows including the comedy sketch series "Little Britain" before launching a career as a children's author, with books such as "The Boy in the Dress" and "Gangsta Granny".
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Walliams → find → Dress
He went on to appear on "Britain's Got Talent" but left in 2022 after remarks he made on the show were leaked, and he later apologised for "disrespectful comments" about contestants.
Publisher HarperCollins UK dropped him in December 2025 after the Daily Telegraph reported that the firm had investigated allegations of harassment of some of its junior female employees.
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firm → go → employees
A spokesperson for Walliams told the BBC at the time that he strongly denied behaving inappropriately, and that HarperCollins had never informed him of the allegations.
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HarperCollins → tell → allegations
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