David Walliams denies inappropriate behaviour claims after being dropped by writer | EUROtoday

Comedian and kids’s creator David Walliams has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour after being dropped by his writer Harper Collins.

The TV star, recognized for showing in comedy reveals together with Come Fly With Me and Little Britain“strongly denies” any claims and was not knowledgeable about or celebration to an investigation by HarperCollins, his spokesperson stated on Friday night.

A spokesperson for HarperCollins instructed The Independent: “After careful consideration, and under the leadership of its new CEO, HarperCollins UK has decided not to publish any new titles by David Walliams.”

It comes after The Telegraph reported the writer made the choice after he was accused of behaving inappropriately in direction of younger girls. A junior colleague is alleged to have complained about his conduct, resulting in different workers members being interviewed.

Former staff alleged to The Telegraph that they had been suggested to work in pairs when assembly with him and to not go to his house.

A spokesperson for Harper Collins added: “HarperCollins takes employee wellbeing extremely seriously and has processes in place for reporting and investigating concerns. To respect the privacy of individuals, we do not comment on internal matters.”

A spokesperson for Walliams stated in a press release: “David has never been informed of any allegations raised against him by HarperCollins. He was not party to any investigation or given any opportunity to answer questions. David strongly denies that he has behaved inappropriately and is taking legal advice.”

Walliams, 54, rose to fame greater than 20 years in the past by the comedy sequence Little Britainalongside Matt Lucas, and has since develop into one of many UK’s most established and profitable award-winning kids’s authors, promoting an estimated 60 million copies worldwide.

His books have been tailored for tv by the BBC and are extensively utilized in faculties, with Harper Collins stating that they’ve been translated into 55 languages.

In latest years, Walliams has confronted criticism after he was caught making obscene feedback about contestants on Britain’s Got Talent.

In 2022, a leaked transcript revealed that he referred to as one auditioning contestant a “c***” and stated of one other: “She thinks you want to f*** her, but you don’t.”

The remarks had been made throughout an audition on the London Palladium in early 2020 and leaked to The Guardianwith Walliams subsequently leaving his function.

At the time, Walliams stated that he wished to apologise for the “disrespectful comments” and that they had been a part of a non-public dialog which was “never intended to be shared”. His feedback had been picked up by the microphones on the desk and had been seemingly not meant to be heard publicly – and he sued FremantleMedia, the manufacturing firm that makes BGT, for the leaking of his personal remarks. The matter was settled in November 2023.

He additionally sparked outcry after giving two Nazi salutes throughout a recording of BBC sequence Would I Lie To You?’s Christmas particular. He reportedly gave the offensive salutes whereas filming the episode with host Rob Brydon after an anecdote that was shared by Call the Midwife star Helen George.