David Walliams has been named as the public figure at the centre of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
Last month, it was reported that a “well-known individual” – referred to in court simply as PPT – had been seeking a legal injunction to prevent The Guardian and the news production company ITN from publishing allegations about him.
These accusations included what The Guardian described as “inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities with girls and young women”. PPT’s legal team had previously denied that he ever used “his power and position as a celebrity to contact and forge relationships with young women and teenagers to try to have sex with them”.
They also argued that the publication of these claims could place him at a high risk of suicide, stating that he was still “seriously ill” after two previous attempts on his life in recent months.
Last week, this request for an injunction was denied, and on Tuesday afternoon, ITV published allegations from multiple women alleging that Walliams “groomed” them as teenagers. One woman has also accused him of “sexual assault” as a teenager.
Walliams has denied all of the allegations against him, including any criminal behaviour.
On the same day the injunction was confirmed to have been turned down, it was reported that a zone at the theme park Alton Towers inspired by Walliams’ children’s books was being “permanently closed”.
In December, it was reported that the publisher HarperCollins UK – with whom the former Britain’s Got Talent judge had previously collaborated on more than 20 children’s books – had “decided not to publish any new titles by David Walliams”.
“HarperCollins takes employee well-being extremely seriously and has processes in place for reporting and investigating concerns,” a spokesperson said at the time, while declining to comment any more specifically on “internal matters”.
At the time, Walliams’ agent said: “David has never been informed of any allegations raised against him by HarperCollins.
“He was not party to any investigation or given any opportunity to answer questions. David strongly denies that he has behaved inappropriately and is taking legal advice.”
Since then, as recently as September 2026, HarperCollins confirmed it had dropped Walliams’ backlist, meaning it would be phasing out his past titles.
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