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    Exclusive: David Walliams dropped by Harper Collins over inappropriate behaviour towards women

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    3. IrrelevantPiglet on

      Took them long enough aye? Hasn’t it been generally known what a dodgy sort he is for years now?

    4. Proud_Organization64 on

      I don’t understand people who still behave this way post-MeToo. Like if you don’t respect women at least care enough about your career.

    7. Katietori on

      Finally. Let’s hope the rest of this all comes out- there’s been rumours swirling around him for years.

    9. JuanitaMerkin on

      The fact that this has been an open secret for a number of years – but is only now being acted on – is disgraceful.

      Shame on all the people who continued to appear on his podcast etc.

    12. Electricbell20 on

      Pretty similar to Savile in that he doesn’t even hide it. It’s in full view for everyone to see.

    14. LyingFacts on

      How the hell did it take this long? Did he have an injunction? It’s been rumoured for at least 4 years.

    15. Sdub4 on

      The Guardian had been trying to take him down for ages but his lawyers kept blocking them. Seems The Telegraph got there first

    16. hitanthrope on

      Yup, this is a guy I have always suspected writes his childrens stories while under the effects of second-hand chloroform vapours.

    17. rwinh on

      This is shocking. The man who played a game called Hide the Sausage on stage with young boys by pulling their trousers down has been inappropriate to women as well!? Which demographic is next before the next “surprising” revelation comes out?

    18. TheMonkeyInCharge on

      I know women in the industry who have been told to work in pairs around him, always avoid being in a room alone, and never, ever go to his house. They’ve known for a long time, so if they’re dropping him now it’ll be because it’s all about to come out in a Sunday rag.

      Edit: sorry, some of this was in the article. I didn’t get through the paywall.

    20. FoxyInTheSnow on

      This might be the least surprising news story of the week.

      >Former staff also told this newspaper that they were told to work in “pairs” when meeting Walliams and were advised not to visit his home. (ick)

      but…

      >Often producing two novels a year, **Walliams became extremely valuable to his publisher**. According to industry magazines, **he was responsible for 44 per cent of Harper Collins’s children’s sales in the UK** in 2018.

      see don trump, 2005″

      >”When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.”

    21. adapech on

      Everyone in publishing has known about this for years. I doubt HarperCollins will have made this move without knowing there’s more to come.

    22. Nabbylaa on

      He used to have an act during the Little Britain tours where he would invite teenage boys on stage and then molest them in front of everyone.

      It was so prevalent he has a whole section in his Wikipedia about it.

      >Walliams portrayed a fictional, gay, former children’s entertainer and sex offender named Des Kaye who invites volunteers from the audience or celebrity guests to play the game. Recordings of the sketch include footage where Walliams attempts to kiss participants, manhandles them, pulls their trousers and underwear down, and simulates anal sex. Volunteers are seen “grappling to keep their genitals covered.”

      This is what he is comfortable doing in front of thousands of people and on camera.

      It’s in no way a shock to hear he’s been credibly accused of other inappropriate behaviour.

    23. zKebabz on

      There was always an uncanny feeling I got whenever I read his books as a kid. Can’t exactly pinpoint what it was, but I’m not at all surprised that he’s a fucking weirdo

    25. Metal_Octopus1888 on

      So will Alton Towers be renaming the kids section to something more wholesome, like the World of Huw Edwards?

    27. demoralising on

      Imagine this being printed about you in a national newspaper:

      *’Well-placed sources told the Telegraph that following the investigation, some junior staff were kept away from the author and one employee agreed a settlement and received a payoff.*

      *Former staff also told this newspaper that they were told to work in “pairs” when meeting Walliams and were advised not to visit his home.’*

    28. Montymum on

      I never liked Walliams books when I used to read them to my daughter but I thought it was just me. They were creepy af

    31. yusuo85 on

      Worked with him before while he was still doing Little Britain, guys a egotistical prick, even his personal staff had to step in and tell him to drop it.
      Couldn’t happen to a more deserving asshole

    32. AntiqueSunset on

      He also didn’t write any of those books himself in the first place. I knew someone in the industry who confirmed it’s all ghostwritten.

      Imagine needing to write a Dahlesque children’s story and not only will it not be under your own name, it’ll be for someone who is also pretty well known as a risk to women and a missing stair of the industry.