David Walliams unmasked as mystery British celebrity facing sexual misconduct allegations, who took media organizations to court to stop his identity from being revealed

British comedian and children's author David Walliams has been identified as the celebrity who fought a lengthy legal battle to prevent two major media organisations from publishing sexual misconduct allegations against him.Walliams, 55, was previously referred to only as “PPT” in court proceedings as he sought to stop ITN and The Guardian from revealing his identity and reporting allegations that he had used his fame and influence to pursue inappropriate and exploitative sexual relationships with girls and young women over several years.The identity of the former Little Britain star was revealed on Tuesday after he failed to secure an injunction preventing publication of the allegations.Walliams had argued that identifying him publicly could have potentially fatal consequences, with his lawyers telling the High Court that he had attempted suicide twice in recent months and required psychiatric hospitalisation.Judge Matthew Nicklin rejected his bid to prevent the reports from being published, ruling that the public interest in allowing the media organizations to report their…