I just watched the Walliams programme and...

[Headtorch]

I don't think it was that bad?

Maybe with all the hype I expected it to be on the RB scale, but it isn't.

Undoubtedly a sleaze and probably several cases that could be brought for workplace harassment, but as terrible as I expected. Enough that those companies should refuse to employ him though, which they have, now it's come out.

Which I guess shows how low the bar is.

DW sued BGT and got a settlement. He’s used these injunctions over the years and made massive use of NDAs. His lawyers must have been on retainer just waiting for the DW hotline to ring. If a single one of these women and girls were lying, he’d have sued them for defamation.

It’s bad and he knows it, hence the injunction. I didn’t see the programme but saw The Guardian piece. It was a long outline of what was said at the time.

At present, he has denied the sexual actions with "Jade" when she was 15.

I think (happy to be corrected) that's the only one where he has denied that it happened at all, rather than saying 'it happened but it was a clumsy pass' or 'yes she stayed at my house but I thought we were special friends' or words to that general effect.

That was what I understood from it, too. He’s only really rebutted directly in his statement that particular accusation. I think the rest he’s relying on the casual ‘I was helping fans’ and the catch-all ‘I’m sad that people I had consensual relationships with feel that way’ type of response. None of it stands up to scrutiny when you know the law around grooming, and just generally not being a gross pervert. What I feel like the media are not putting front and centre is that this is a children’s author, and a BGT host, he’s in a huge amount of peoples homes every day and every weekend with parents and children watching together. It’s such an abuse of power and in relation to grooming specifically because half the work is done for him by softening him and his image to young people. It’s not a standard, if there is such a thing, celeb taking advantage. The position he held was unique and deliberately cultivated. His exact job and persona opened the door to grooming. I honestly just cannot understand anyone minimising this.

That's a really excellent point @EverybodyLTB - he's not just 'that guy from Little Britain who played some creepy characters and was pretty edgy' - he's a children's author which gives an aura of trust if his books are in your school's library!

Police investigating David Walliams over alleged serious sexual offences

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwx2emg4xe72o

"The Met said that the allegations being investigated are separate from those reported by ITN and The Guardian, but as "part of their investigation, detectives are also proactively reviewing that reporting to establish whether there is any evidence of offences".

Just saw this. Not surprising. Sadly. This explains the money he spent and why he’s suicidal. If the allegations are true he should atone and not be such a coward. If they are not he should fight to clear his nabe for his sons sake.

Waiting for hoards of people to read the article and come back with "but it's still not that bad...".

This thread is not ageing well OP.

The police is now investigating him for new allegations made by people who were not part of what was reported by the ITN/Guardian.

Waiting to hear how this is 'not that bad' either...