Walliams and Brand Were Leading UK Comics. Now They Are Part of a Reckoning over Sexual Misconduct
Multiple women accused David Walliams of grooming teen fans for sex after a judge rejected his injunction request and media outlets published detailed accounts.
- On Tuesday, the Guardian and ITN published detailed accounts accusing David Walliams, a children's author and TV personality, of using his fame to groom young female fans for sex.
- Comedian Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 1/2 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
- Walliams had unsuccessfully sought a court injunction to block the report. The BBC announced Tuesday it was removing "Little Britain" and other programs featuring the comedian from its platforms.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged increased support for victims of sexual assault following the cases. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will summon media executives to demand more robust protections for women.
- Metropolitan Police head Mark Rowley said officers are braced for "many, many more" possible victims of Brand to come forward. Nandy noted the environment for women in media companies has not improved.
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Walliams and Brand were leading UK comics. Now they are part of a reckoning over sexual misconduct – WTOP News
LONDON (AP) — British actor-comedian Russell Brand may have been sent to prison for rape and sexual assault, but the wider soul-searching over celebrities getting away with sexual misconduct in the U.K. is far from over. A day after Brand was jailed, a second British comedian — David Walliams — was in the headlines, accused...
Walliams and Brand were leading UK comics. Now they are part of a reck
LONDON (AP) — British actor-comedian Russell Brand may have been sent to prison for rape and sexual assault, but the wider soul-searching over celebrities getting away with sexual misconduct in the U.K. is far from over. A day after Brand was jailed, a second British comedian — David Walliams — was in the headlines, accused of using his fame and status to prey on young female fans, including teens, for sex. Walliams, a feted children’s author an…
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Walliams and Brand were leading UK comics. Now they are part of a reckoning over sexual misconduct
LONDON (AP) — British actor-comedian Russell Brand may have been sent to prison for rape and sexual assault, but the wider soul-searching over celebrities getting away with sexual misconduct in the U.K. is far from over.
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