{
  "id": 19890335,
  "title": "UK police probe alleged sex offences by author David Walliams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/uk-police-probe-alleged-sex-offences-by-author-david-walliams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T23:50:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/14/uk-police-probe-alleged-sex-offences-by-author-david-walliams"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "London police have launched an investigation into alleged serious sexual offences against comedian and children's author David Walliams, according to the Metropolitan Police. The allegations, which are said to be separate from those reported by ITV News and The Guardian, involve non-recent serious sexual offences committed by a man in his 50s. Walliams, 55, has denied the allegations, which include claims of grooming teenage fans and harassing young female colleagues. The media reports came after Walliams lost a High Court battle to prevent his identification in the UK media. His publisher, HarperCollins, had previously dropped him last year following accusations of harassing female staff. Following the latest allegations, BBC and Walliams' literary agents have distanced themselves from the former star.",
  "summary": "The Metropolitan Police said it had received several allegations of serious sexual offences against David Walliams, separate from claims published this week by ITN and The Guardian.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}