Met police 'would assess' any allegations against David Walliams after bombshell sex claims by women

Scotland Yard said it would “carefully assess” any allegations reported to it about David Walliams.

But the Met Police stressed that it had not received any claims about the TV star and author.

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“The Met has not received any related reports of sexual assault or any other offences.

“Should we receive any reports, they will be carefully assessed. Anyone who contacts the police will be supported by specialist officers.”

The spokesperson added: "Last week, we contacted the media organisations that were involved in civil proceedings relating to the protection of the identity of that individual, to ensure that any potential victims who they have spoken to could be made aware of how they could report any criminal allegations to police.

“Reports can be made by calling 101, providing the reference 4900/10NOV26."

David Walliams has been accused of sexual misconduct

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One woman described her alleged encounter with Walliams, when she was 15, as a “sexual assault” while multiple women accused him of “grooming” them when they were teenagers.

The best-selling author and former Britain’s Got Talent judge, 55, was named as part of an investigation by the Guardian and ITV News on Tuesday, after he tried to obtain an injunction to prevent the reporting of allegations against him.

In a letter understood to have been sent several months ago by Walliams to journalists working on the ITV News and Guardian investigations, the television personality wrote: “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.”

David Walliams was a household name as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent

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He added: “I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law, but I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”

Walliams has yet to respond following the publication of his name on Tuesday.

Several sources have made allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women involving David Walliams during his time as a judge on the ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), where he appeared from 2012 to 2022, as well as at his former publisher, HarperCollins, which ended its relationship with him last year.

A spokesperson for HarperCollins UK confirmed the decision, saying: “HarperCollins UK previously terminated its publishing relationship with David Walliams.

“We take the safety of our people incredibly seriously and to respect the privacy of individuals we do not comment on employee matters.”

Following the emergence of the allegations on Tuesday, Walliams was also dropped by his literary agency, Independent Talent Group.

Meanwhile, the BBC began removing programmes featuring the comedian, including Little Britain, from its iPlayer streaming service.

Walliams had his Labour Party membership suspended and Downing Street described the allegations as “deeply troubling”.