Breaking: UK police launch investigation into David Walliams
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London's Metropolitan Police have opened an investigation into comedian and children's author David Walliams, 55, over allegations of serious sexual offences, according to ABC.
The force said it had received several non-recent allegations, separate from those in reports this week by The Guardian and ITV News.
Detectives are also reviewing that material to establish whether it contains any evidence of offences.
Those reports accuse Walliams of using his fame to pursue young women and girls, including some aged 15.
Walliams denies the allegations and says he is not a sexual predator and has never broken the law, ABC reported.
Last December, publisher HarperCollins stopped issuing his new books, and The Works and TG Jones have since pulled his titles from sale.
“We would encourage anyone who has been the victim of a sexual offence to come forward and speak to us, no matter when it happened”
ABC
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- 2026-11-13 16:20 UTCABC · abc.net.au ↗
- 2026-11-13 16:24 UTCVariety · variety.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 18:13 UTCCBC via AP · cbc.ca ↗
- 2026-11-13 18:15 UTCCyprus Mail · cyprus-mail.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 18:55 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 19:25 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-11-14 00:22 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
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