{"id":2205918,"date":"2025-12-19T21:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2205918"},"modified":"2025-12-19T21:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:24:34","slug":"david-walliams-dropped-by-his-book-publisher-over-claims-he-harassed-young-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/david-walliams-dropped-by-his-book-publisher-over-claims-he-harassed-young-women\/","title":{"rendered":"David Walliams dropped by his book publisher over claims he harassed young women"},"content":{"rendered":"

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David Walliams “strongly denies” allegations of inappropriate behaviour and was not informed about or party to an investigation by publisher HarperCollins, a spokesperson for the author and TV star has said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Walliams (54), known for appearing in comedy shows including Come Fly With Me and Little Britain alongside Matt Lucas, was dropped by HarperCollins who said “after careful consideration” they would not be publishing any new titles from the award-winning children’s author.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.ie \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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