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  "id": 19522531,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: David Walliams accused of sex assault, grooming teens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/showbiz-david-walliams-accused-of-sex-assault-grooming-teens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T16:22:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/11/1575758/showbiz-david-walliams-accused-sex-assault-grooming-teens"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LONDON: UK media on Tuesday published allegations that British comedian and children’s author David Walliams groomed teenage fans and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl as well as harassing young female colleagues.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "David Walliams faces investigation over alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old girl",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/david-walliams-faces-investigation-over-alleged-sexual-assault-of-15",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:04:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "David Walliams faces investigation over alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old girl",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/david-walliams-faces-investigation-over-alleged-sexual-assault-of-15-19430174",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:04:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "How grooming claims against David Walliams came to light",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/how-grooming-claims-against-david-walliams-came-to-light",
        "published": "2026-11-11T04:01:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Walliams and Brand were leading UK comics. Now they are part of a reckoning over sexual misconduct",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/walliams-and-brand-were-leading-uk-comics-now-they-are-part-of-a",
        "published": "2026-11-11T05:08:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "UK comedian David Walliams accused of grooming and sexual harassment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/uk-comedian-david-walliams-accused-of-grooming-and-sexual-harassment",
        "published": "2026-11-11T11:56:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}