David Walliams

I can't stand cruel humour. It's a form of bullying.

Let’s not forget the fact he went down the mental health route when he was removed from BGT as well. It appears to be a running theme with him when things go wrong. He thinks if he threatens to kill himself, people will leave him alone.

I hope schools remove his shit books. He only had one decent story anyway, Gangsta Granny. He was a Temu Roald Dahl.

Thanks for the heads up - I've been getting 'you reached the limit of your free articles' messages and assumed I'd get the same if I tried.

It doesn’t sound suspicious at all. I do not get those vibes from Matt whatsoever. I’m worried about Noel Fielding who I’ve always liked.

I realise this now. You get 20 free articles a month if you're not a supporter or subscriber, and Ive reached my limit this month already so assumed the article would be swept up in that, but I CAN read it.

He didn’t position himself as a trusted adult though.

He’s a celebrity. He wasn’t in a position of trust. He owed them nothing.

He was a man in his 30s who liked younger girls. Tale as old as time. By all accounts he was very much looking for a relationship.

Alex was as 17 and a half and told him she was 18.

The photographer girl was 18/19 when they met.

The models he was so keen on were generally early 20s, one of whom he married and had a child with.

He would try to chat up young girls, he work try to impress them, they would say no and that was that.

When I was 18 I was living in a house share opposite end of the county from my parents and having an amazing time. I don’t understand the need the infantilise these women.

I feel that the hype surrounding this and the “open secret” for so long has got people frothing at the mouth when there’s really only one issue here and it’s the 15 year old.

I can’t understand the relevance of the rest of it.

David Walliams is obviously sleazy but Little Britain was huge in the early 2000s and it was hilarious! I was in my 20s and we all knew the catchphrases, they had high profile celebrity guests, and I never heard much complaint about people being offended. They targeted stereotypes from all walks of life not one in particular and it was the near the knuckle humour that made it funny! Comedy has to be risky for it to be actually funny! I thought the whole point of portraying people as such stereotypes is what makes them seem ridiculous, rather than reinforcing them?

It's interesting that Matt Lucas seems immune from the criticism surrounding Little Britain.

And the 15 year olds…? He sucked one of their breasts and wanted it to go further but she stopped, when she was 15! He additionally asked for sexual images from another 15 year old. On top of this, he groomed numerous other teenage girls including the very drunken one in the expensive spa who only didn’t get raped by him because her friend stopped it. Did you ignore all of this?

He used his fame to groom and sexually assault a 15 yr old. You dont need to be in an ‘official’ position of trust to be a groomer. He messaged another 15 yr old, making her feel ‘special’ and was having sex when she was 17. There’s clearly a pattern here.

Not always famous men though, just look at the case of Giselle Pelicot.

Same. I was SA'ed by my first boss. I was seventeen, turning 18 a week into the job. He was 34. I only had to stay there a year for a training position and by the time I left I was a wreck. I had a mouth full of ulcers and couldn't digest my food. He harassed me the whole time I was there. I was supposed to then go to uni to study the subject but I deferred it for a year and then another year as, by then, I wasn't even sure I wanted to do the subject and I was a shadow of myself. I eventually qualified but he properly messed me up. I wasn't even raped. I can't imagine what state I would have been in if he had done. Unwanted sexual attention of any sort is so destructive.

Little Britain is no longer available on BBC iPlayer. So Walliams will immediately lose any repeat royalties. Sadly so will Matt Lucas who is an innocent party in all of this. It would not surprise me if one of Russell Brand's co-conspiritors in the 'Sachgate' incident eventually gets their collar felt. There are a lot of sleazebags out there in the world of showbusiness and celebritydom.

It’s crazy how Britain’s Got Talent has become like Jim’ll Fix it.

The industry said lessons had been learnt after Jimmy Savile but here we are again with David Walliams.

There is something rotten at the core of the TV industry which is still male dominated.

I agree. People enabled all this.
All for money.

Matt Lucas laughing along at the joke about Walliams sleeping with 15 year girls was pretty grotesque.

They all knew he was hiding in plain sight.

Matt Lucas ok ?

A lot of people will laugh even though they do not find it amusing because they don't want to appear the odd one out. I've done it myself in the past, but you are quite right.

How judgmental are you! Kids can have enjoyed his books without it meaning they watched a load of junk online.

Up until very recently it was just accepted that girls and women would be subject to inappropriate comments and touching at work, and in general, I’ve lost count of the times it happened to me and was minimised by various bosses, my parents and other people, I was constantly told I needed to get a thicker skin, I’m glad things are changing now and it’s not acceptable any more.

Just go to theguardian.com when you run out of free articles on the app. This is the international version and there is no limit on what you can read.

Have you ever read anything he's written for kids, or looked at his face?
He is utterly repellent.
I literally had to stop reading a book to my daughter and we agreed we would not continue as it was so utterly unpleasant.
Of COURSE it is him.

It was a very overrated show anyway.

ODFO OP

Stop it with the stupid caps and cryptic shite. Stop apologising for horrible fuckers and trying to divert attention.

You don’t have a point. You haven’t made a single point.