David Walliams dropped by his publishers

He isn’t being tried by media. His publishing company dropped him after allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards young women. Given the money he’s made for them, I say good. If only Saville, Edwards, Harris and many others had been dropped as a result of allegations, some young people might have been saved from abuse or harassment t

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Whatever happened to innocent before being proved guilty,I abhor this cancel culture we now have,I'm not a fan of his but this total trial by media is so wrong

I did wonder if he has had a chance to defend himself or this is on the say-so of one person?

Does anyone remember when he completed a gruelling swim down the Thames, suffering from hypothermia and bacterial infection? He raised £1million for charity.

Whatever happened to innocent before being proved guilty,I abhor this cancel culture we now have,I'm not a fan of his but this total trial by media is so wrong

He has now been dropped by the BBC as well, although they will still be showing anything scheduled that he is in as well as a couple of dramatisations of his books over the Christmas period.
I've never particularly liked him as a person but I have to admit that I’ve read some of his books with my DGD and we’ve both enjoyed them. We are also currently reading Grandpa’s Great Escape and enjoying that too.
I notice that he is being compared to Roald Dahl who was anti semitic and apparently also a deeply unpleasant person but it didn’t stop him from being a favourite children’s’ author, although some of his books have also offended people.
I wonder who will now public DW’s books, perhaps he’ll set up his own company.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen him on television, so can’t comment, but my grandchildren enjoyed his books, and we all enjoyed the films and televisations, I think he has written some very enjoyable books and have never noticed anything weird about them, they are funny and sometimes poignant.

NanKate

I thought he was gay, perhaps not.

Let me be the eight hundreth person to say this.
I thought he was gay as well.

I’ve always found David Walliams, his books and his ‘comedy’ characters very creepy. 🥴

Bluebell

Goodness Bluebelle - your sentences are really SO exhausting!!
Maybe some commas and full-stops?!
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NanKate

He claims that he's 'pansexual'!!

Heaven help us!!
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Arrogant, slimey creep.
Good Riddance!!!!

Never liked him or Matt Lucas. They are both creepy

BlueBelle

I ve never read any of his books but called him a wonderful author on the back of all the children I know love his books and anyone who can get children reading and enjoying reading gets a tick but not having read them myself I don’t know if they are well written or not
But I do know he oozes sleeze and a very nasty streak
He’s now acting all innocent and saying he’s never been called out for any inappropriate behaviour with young ladies

We aren't his target audience for his books. He is very successful with his target audience.

Grandmabatty

He isn't a wonderful author but a popular author with children. Sadly they don't get the nuances and undertones to his books

He is very popular for a certain age group and with the children I was helping at school he does seem able to engage with boys who are reluctant readers. Obviously the hope is they will firm a habit of reading for pleasure and then move on to other things.

I've never watched him, didn't like Little Britain although I've seen clips but not my sense of humour. Never watched BGT. I know lots of people don't like him but I used to volunteer at a local primary school and would read with the children who found reading a challenge and he got lots of reluctant readers interested in reading.

Thinking back Ronald Dahl didn't do the same as the children never seemed inspired to read a second book of his but they did with DW. Doesn't excuse his behaviour but earns him a brownie point as starting a love of reading is priceless.

Creepy and predatory. My friend was having conniptions about him years ago, she'd observed and unearthed stuff about him & she was dead right.

In the past he has been criticised for doing nazi salutes and was dropped by BGT for derogative remarks he made about contestants I found him extremely sleazy on BGT pretending to chase and kiss Cowell and lusting after men on the stage
This time it is presumably crudeness to a junior female worker not said wether it was words or actions

I m sure they ll be a lot more come out over the next few days

I've refused to give his books or read them to my Grandchildren for years. I do not know if he has done anything but I've never liked him. Presumably the publishers have some proof or it could be very expensive for them.

I'm so disappointed in David. I used to think he was wonderful and I loved Little Britain. My grandchildren loved his books and I read some of them myself
But I noticed the show-offiness creep in, and a couple unfortunate remarks. Fame seemed to go to his head and he became sometimes unpleasant.
How very sad to ruin his own talent.

I don’t know anything about about his private life at all because he isn’t really known here. I was given some of his Little Britain cds by a uk relative and I thought they were funny , different. Around 10 years ago now. Nothing on tv is funny now because it is just basic silly comments, usually about sex.

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NanKate

I thought he was gay, perhaps not.

Perhaps he swings both ways? I've always thought him very sleazy, whatever his sexuality.

He has a 12 yr old son who he co-parents with his ex-wife.

Have started reading several of his books with one GS over the last year, the only one we finished and enjoyed was The Great Grandpa Escape which was sad and funny. Although I’d did feature men pretending to be female nurses 🤷‍♀️

I've always found him creepy and coarse, and am not the slightest bit surprised at these "revelations" as I've always thought he was hiding in plain sight. I am just surprised it took so long for him to be called out over his behaviour. He was awful on BGT and his comments were embarrassing. I only watched one episode of "Little Britain" and hated it.

Always found him creepy, loathed Little Britain and don’t rate him as a children’s author either. Derivative- trying too hard to be Roald Dahl and failing.

Grandmabatty, that’s maybe why my son has never allowed his four to read his books. I offered to buy one last Christmas but he declined the offer merely saying he didn’t like him.

NanKate

I thought he was gay, perhaps not.

Perhaps he swings both ways? I've always thought him very sleazy, whatever his sexuality.

Actually I don’t think he’s that bad looking it’s what comes out his mouth and his actions that make him creepy for me, all that business of trying to kiss Simon Cowell on BGT made my toes curl