UK children’s author David Walliams accused of grooming minors

British comedian and children’s author David Walliams, 55, has been accused of grooming teenage fans and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at his house, according to British media outlets. The Guardian newspaper and ITV News broadcaster published a joint investigation on Tuesday into allegations by multiple women who gave firsthand accounts of Walliams’s alleged misconduct. “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,” he wrote. He authored more than 40 books, including “Mr. Stink”, “Gangsta Granny” and “The Boy in the Dress”, with his work translated into more than 50 languages and reportedly selling 50 million copies.

He was also a judge on ITV’s “Britain’s Got Talent” for years but stepped down in 2022 after apologising for making “disrespectful comments” about auditioning contestants.