Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by David Walliams and Russell Brand revelations
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Summary
Jonathan Ross said he was horrified by allegations against David Walliams and by Russell Brand’s crimes, and said he had not known of Walliams’s alleged conduct when he made a joke about Walliams and a 15-year-old in 2004. Walliams denies wrongdoing; after a court rejected his effort to block publication of the allegations, media and entertainment organizations took steps to review or end their ties with him.Key Facts
- Ross said the 2004 joke was supplied by the Comedy Awards script-writing team and that he understood it as a reference to Walliams dating younger women.
- Ross called the joke tasteless and said he would not make it today.
- The Guardian and ITV News published allegations against Walliams after a three-year joint investigation.
- Walliams denies wrongdoing, and a court rejected his legal attempt to prevent publication of the allegations.
- Walliams’s literary agency dropped him, and Fremantle UK said it was disturbed and concerned by the allegations.
- Sky said it would no longer hold the licence for Fing!, a film written by and starring Walliams.
- The BBC said it would remove some programmes and review material featuring or written by Walliams on its platforms.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she would meet senior media and entertainment industry members to address abuse and harassment.
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