What Was the Reaction to Our David Walliams Investigation?

The government has called allegations against David Walliams in a joint ITV News and The Guardian investigation “deeply troubling” and expressed concern over the use of injunctions to prevent reporting.

The comments follow the publication of the three-year investigation, which reveals allegations, dating back to 2003, that Walliams preyed on teenage girls and young women for sexual purposes. Walliams denies all allegations against him.

Asked about the investigation, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “I don’t think we’ve seen the full extent of the reporting. “They’re clearly deeply troubling allegations, and the Government will doubtless respond to them during the course of the day, I’m sure.”

ITV News understands the Labour Party has suspended Walliams’ party membership

Meanwhile, Walliams’ former agency Independent Talent Group (ITG) confirmed he was no longer represented by the company, and the BBC announced a review into programmes featuring him.

An ITG spokesperson said: “ITG is deeply disturbed by the allegations concerning David Walliams. Our thoughts are with anyone who has been affected. We are no longer representing him in any capacity.”

David Walliams denies all allegations of wrongdoing, including criminal activity.

He says claims that he targeted teenage girls and young women - and used his celebrity status to coerce or manipulate them to have sex with him - are false.

He said: “Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with...

“I realise I did not always take people’s feelings properly into account. That is something 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...

“I am not a sexual predator... I have not broken the law... I am devastated that some of the women I met ten to twenty years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”

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