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Little Britain star David Walliams accused of using fame to groom teenagers

Headline via ABC News (Australia) · first report 10 Nov, 18:10 IST, latest 10 Nov, 21:38 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Variety at 10 Nov, 18:10 IST; the latest is from ABC News (Australia) at 10 Nov, 21:38 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report10 Nov, 18:10 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 21:38 IST
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David Walliams has been accused of “grooming fans” and “harassing” women by The Guardian newspaper after he failed to get an injunction to prevent them from publishing the story. “Comedian and former ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge alleged to have groomed fans…
Actor, comedian and children's author David Walliams has been accused of allegedly grooming and preying on teenage girls for sexual purposes in the early 2000s.

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