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David Walliams has been removed from water stone Following are the Children’s Book Festivals allegations of inappropriate behavior,
The 54-year-old comedian was due to appear at the event in February, but organizers have confirmed Independent He will no longer be present after he leaves Dropped by publisher HarperCollins Last week.
“David Walliams will no longer be appearing at our festival in Dundee,” a statement said.
Walliams has been accused of inappropriate behavior towards young women. A junior colleague is said to have complained about his conduct, leading to inquiries from other staff members.
Former employees working for the publishing company accused Wire Upon meeting them they were advised to work in pairs and asked not to go to their homes.
little britain star and east Britain’s Got Talent The judge’s spokesman said he “strongly denies” any claims and that he has not been informed about the investigation or any parties. harper,
Gangsta Grandma Author WalliamsOne of the UK’s most established and successful award-winning children’s authors, he was booked for the Waterstones Literary Festival following its inaugural edition earlier this year.
The event is described as “a family-friendly celebration of stories and illustration, highlighting the joys of reading, writing and drawing”.
Following the news that Walliams has been dropped by HarperCollins BBC faces calls to pull down an episode of a game show would I Lie To You? Which the comedian had recorded earlier this year.
BBC spokesperson said Independent: “Although we are not making any changes to the festival programme, we do not have any future projects directly involving David Walliams.”
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Walliams’ appearance in the special episode made headlines earlier this year, when it emerged that he gave two Nazi salutes during the recording.
The comedian and children’s author is said to have stunned host Rob Brydon and fellow celebrity panellists including Jools Holland and Helen George with his gesture.
At the time, the BBC apologized over the incident and the scene was removed from the episode.
Walliams, who has sold an estimated 60 million books worldwide, came to fame more than 20 years ago through the comedy series little britainWith Matt Lucas. The show was extremely popular at the time, but in recent years has come under criticism over the series’ use of blackface and claims that it was sexist, classist, and homophobic.
In 2022, Walliams faced criticism after being caught making vulgar comments about contestants Britain’s Got Talent.
A leaked transcript revealed he called one auditioning contestant a “c***” and said of another: “She thinks you want to fuck with her, but you don’t.”
Walliams later left his role on the show, and apologized for the “offensive comments”, saying they were part of a private conversation that was “never intended to be shared”.
He sued the production company that made it, FremantleMedia bgtFor leaking his private comments. The matter was resolved in November 2023.