David Walliams' career and controversies including Britain's Got Talent and Little Britain
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Who is David Walliams? His career and controversies including Little Britain and BGT - BBC News
David Walliams has been accused of grooming young fans and harassing women in the workplace, after failing to stop the Guardian and ITN publishing claims against him.
A three-year investigation , external by the two news organisations alleged the Little Britain star and former Britain's Got Talent judge preyed on teenage girls as young as 15 and young women , external for sexual purposes.
He had sought a High Court injunction to prevent publication, with his lawyers arguing if allegations were made public Walliams would likely kill himself. The court refused the request.
Walliams has denied all of the allegations but in a letter to journalists working on the investigation acknowledged "at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with".
He added: "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."
The 55-year-old became a household name in the early 2000s through Little Britain, his comedy sketch show with Matt Lucas broadcast on the BBC.
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