The lauded children’s author and comedian has been accused by several women of sexually inappropriate behaviour and grooming them when they were teenagers.
Walliams, 55, has denied all the allegations against him, stating: “I am not a sexual predator…I have not broken the law.”
David Walliams with his book, Billionaire Boy
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David Walliams has denied all allegations made against him
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The investigation includes claims dating back to 2003, spanning across Walliams’ career as a TV personality, judge on Britain’s Got Talent, and as a successful children’s book author.
Several women have alleged the celebrity abused his power to sexually assault and groom them. It was also alleged that Walliams had a sexual relationship with a junior employee at HarperCollins.
The investigation collates letters written by Walliams to the women, email exchanges and photographs, as well as details of the allegations put forward by the women involved.
Walliams and his legal team sought an injunction to prevent the publication of the allegations.
But he lost the bid to protect his anonymity and did not lodge an appeal.
He was not allowed to be named until either ITN or GNM named him in connection with the allegations.
ITV News and The Guardian published their three-year investigation on Tuesday at midday, detailing the allegations made against the comedian.
When will ITV air the David Walliams documentary?
ITV is set to air its hour-long documentary at 10.50pm on Tuesday night.
The full documentary is already available to watch on YouTube.
Both publications have also published accompanying news articles detailing the investigation.
David Walliams at the Lowry Theatre in Salford for Britain’s Got Talent in 2012
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The investigation was conducted by Lucy Watson and Imogen Barrer, with the documentary shot and edited by Kenny Fillingham of ITV.
It was produced by Eloise Swinton, with words by Eliza Menendez and additional reporting by Amanda Nunn.
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