Former BGT judge David Walliams faces serious allegations as he denies wrongdoing: 'I have not broken the law'

David Walliams declares ‘I am not a sexual predator’ after being accused of preying on young women Multiple women have accused Mr Walliams of sexually inappropriate behaviour and grooming including when they were teenagers, according to an investigation by the Guardian and ITV News. The two media companies challenged Mr Walliams in court with a deadline for him to appeal a decision, allowing him to be named, lapsing on Monday. The three-year joint investigation revealed a number of allegations of sexual misconduct dating back to 2003. They include one woman who described her encounter with Mr Walliams when she was aged 15 as “sexual assault”. Multiple other women have accused the TV personality of “grooming” them when they were teenagers, according to the investigation. One woman alleged Mr Walliams began contacting her when she was 15 after meeting her at a Little Britain fan event, before starting a sexual relationship with her at the age of 17, ITV News reported. Mr Walliams is also accused of inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment at Britain’s Got Talent and at the publisher, HarperCollins. Mr Walliams has denied abusing his power as a celebrity in relationships with women but said he realised, he had “behaved thoughtlessly”. In a statement to the Guardian and ITV News, the comedian 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.” Downing Street described the allegations against Mr Walliams as “deeply troubling”. 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.”

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🚨 SUMMARY: The sexual allegations against David Walliams who fought to keep his name secret – A Guardian and ITV News investigation reveals allegations from multiple women who claim Walliams used his celebrity status to pursue them sexually, including when some were underage – A girl who was 15 when she first spoke to Walliams online in 2007 says he knew her age but continued messaging her, arranged to meet her and later took her to his house. She alleges he kissed her, lifted her top, sucked her breast and tried to put her hand down his trousers. She says she told him no and that he suggested they wait until she was 16. Walliams strongly denies any sexual contact with her – Another girl, who was 15 when she met Walliams in 2004, says he was 32 and initially encouraged her interest in comedy, helped with her scripts and invited her backstage. She alleges that when she was 17, he began asking for increasingly sexual photos, including nude pictures, and sent her a message saying "you in the bath is a nice thought". She says they later had sex three times when she was 17 and 18. Although she describes the relationship as consensual, she says she felt pressured and that he was pushy. Walliams says he believed she was 18, denies pressuring her and says he believes he used a condom – An 18-year-old woman says Walliams, then 31, contacted her in 2003 after seeing her on television. She says he offered her somewhere to stay when she was struggling, but repeatedly asked her to share his bed and touched her despite her not wanting to. She alleges he became angry and insulting when she refused sex. She never had sex with him and says she felt manipulated by his offers of help and career opportunities – A 19-year-old woman says Walliams, then 36, invited her to dinner and later to a party at his home in 2007. She alleges he tried to kiss her in his bedroom, then became upset and angry when she tried to leave. She says he held her face and begged her to stay before eventually telling her and her friends to leave. Walliams says he made a clumsy pass but denies the rest of her account – An 18-year-old woman who met him through Britain’s Got Talent in 2016 says Walliams, then 44, invited her and a friend to his house. She alleges he stroked her leg, followed her to the bathroom and tried to kiss her. She says he later tried to lead her upstairs towards his bedroom, but her friend stopped him – A 17-year-old Britain’s Got Talent fan says she was invited to Walliams’ dressing room in 2015 after randomly receiving a Twitter DM from him. She brought a 13-year-old girl with her. She alleges that they were left alone with him with two other girls aged 16 and 17 and that the door was closed. His lawyers say they were not alone and that the door remained open but the fan says they were "absolutely" left alone and "he’s the sort of person who had obviously a lot of access to young women" – BGT staff messages (see below) show colleagues discussing concerns about Walliams messaging young female runners, with one calling him "weird af". Separately, a former employee said he saw two very young people in Walliams’ dressing room while he was wearing only a towel after showering. Walliams denies any inappropriate behaviour, saying a £300 payment, which another colleague jokingly described as "hush money", was simply a tip judges traditionally gave to their runners – A former female employee, who was 24 in 2017, says Walliams referred to her as "the arse" when asking a male colleague to get her to bring him a drink. She also says he stared at her chest. Walliams says he does not remember making the comment or staring – No 10 says the allegations are "deeply troubling" – Walliams denies breaking any laws and says he is "not a sexual predator"

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