According to allegations from ITV News and the Guardian, David Walliams has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women, including a 15-year-old.
Following the entertainer’s unsuccessful legal attempt to prevent the accusations against him from being made public, the two news organizations conducted a joint three-year investigation that resulted in the publication of the charges.
Walliams is accused by some of the women of “grooming” them as teenagers. She allegedly had a “sexual assault” with Walliams when she was fifteen.
Quick Facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Person involved | David Walliams |
| Main issue | Allegations of grooming and inappropriate behaviour |
| Investigation | ITV News and The Guardian |
| Women involved | Creightmore, Alex and Jade |
| Alleged first meeting | 2004, according to Alex |
| Walliams's response | He denies grooming and inappropriate behaviour |
| Current status | Allegations and denials reported |
One woman claims that when she was fifteen, she met Walliams at a fan event. She claims that when she was seventeen, he groomed her and they had intercourse.
Another woman claims that after meeting Walliams for coffee when she was fifteen, she returned to his home, where he reportedly attempted to lift up her blouse and carry out what she now refers to as a sexual assault.
Walliams was accused of grooming a teenage model. Another model claimed that when Walliams showed her around his house, he attempted to kiss her.
According to the probe, Walliams sought another HarperCollins employee and had a sexual relationship with at least one junior colleague.
Other women claim that he invited girls and young women into his changing room during ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.
David Walliams Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations
“Looking back, I realize that at times I behaved thoughtlessly toward other people I had casual sexual relationships with,” Walliams stated in a letter to reporters involved in the ITV and Guardian inquiry.
I acknowledge that I didn’t always adequately consider other people’s feelings. I’m sorry about that. Furthermore, when one party is well-known, there will inevitably be an imbalance of power.
David Walliams Dropped by Agent
Walliams’s longtime literary agent, Independent Talent Group, revealed it had dropped him following the investigation’s publication on Tuesday.
The company has taken Little Britain off of iPlayer after a spokeswoman called the accusations “serious.”
The Guardian and ITV News have been informed, according to the Metropolitan Police, “to ensure that any potential victims” are “made aware of how they could report any criminal allegations to police.”
Newsnight was informed by one of the women who said Walliams “groomed” her when she was a teenager that she was “angry” at his actions.
When Walliams reached out to Lilly Creightmore at the age of 18, she gave up her right to remain anonymous.
Woman Accuses Walliams of Manipulative Behaviour
Creightmore claimed Newsnight that Walliams told her she “could move in with him and basically that I could be his flatmate” a month after they first met.
She claimed that she “felt instantly pressured to share a bed with him” once she got to his house.He would come sit with me in the nights and caress my leg. One nite, I believe he put his head in my lap and asked, “Are you sure you don’t want to come and sleep in my bed with me?”
Walliams Denies Grooming and Coercion Claims
Walliams denied grooming Creightmore or acting inappropriately, his attorneys told the ITV News and Guardian probe. They clarified that he did not “target” her due to her “young” or “vulnerable” status.
Walliams claimed that he felt “devastated” by Lilly’s story and thought their bond was a “special one”. He disputed that the presents and offers of assistance were attempts to manipulate, groom, or force her into having sex with him.
According to two women who were given the pseudonyms Alex and Jade during the investigation, they initially communicated with Walliams when they were fifteen years old.
