{
  "id": 8271297,
  "title": "David Walliams Fully Dropped By Publisher As It Emerges He Is No Longer Being Actively Repped By TV Agent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/david-walliams-fully-dropped-by-publisher-as-it-emerges-he-is-no",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T16:43:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/david-walliams-harpercollins-ymu-books-little-britain-1237107452/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "HarperCollins will stop publishing comedian David Walliams’ back catalog of books, while Deadline understands that talent agency YMU is no longer actively representing the Little Britain star. The Rupert Murdoch-owned publishing house initially dropped Walliams last year following misconduct allegations, but has now confirmed that it will no longer represent his backlist. The decision was […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}