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David Walliams is named as gag order celebrity and accused of sexually assaulting a

David Walliams can today be unmasked as the celebrity who tried to tried to block reporting of sex abuse claims against him. The TV star and author is accused of 'abusing his status' to conduct 'inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities' with 'a large number' of women and girls. Former Britain's Got Talent judge Walliams, 55, launched a High Court bid to gag the media, using the 'unprecedented' argument that he would kill himself if the allegations went public.

I read it all. Not good judgement but didn’t see anything wrong nor did she accuse! Yet she’s in therapy?

KATIE HIND: When you hear MY stories about David Walliams, you'll understand my relief

Hands trembling, and with a haunted look in her eyes, a young fan of David Walliams showed me a letter on her phone from a leading celebrity legal firm. The year was 2020, and the young woman in question was then aged 22 when we met near her West Midlands home.

Worst kept secret ever.

David Walliams live updates: Comedian says 'I am not a sexual predator' as he's dropped by

The famous man who failed to get a High Court injunction against two media organisations to prevent them from reporting allegations against him can now be named as David Walliams.

EXCLUSIVEEveryone with that budget has already left the UK thanks to Labour …

The comedian and bestselling children's author, 55, has failed to find a buyer for the six-bedroom property, which was first listed for £11.95million in June.

Cosy rooms. 🙄

Walliams, one of the world's best selling children authors, is alleged to have driven the schoolgirl back to Supernova Heights, his former five-storey townhouse in August 2007.

Moment Russell Brand and old friend David Walliams joke about pretending to be gay as a 'smokescreen' on Channel 4 comedy show

The disgraced comedian Russell Brand, 51, and his friend David Walliams joked about pretending to be gay as a 'smokescreen' in a veiled reference to seducing women on Channel 4.

Its an abuse of public funds. How can you justify giving a parent a FREE car on mobility because their child can't behave.

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EXCLUSIVESaving the cell next door for his mate , just happens to be headline news today 😔

He may still be keeping his Bible close to his chest, but the smart suit and silk cravat that Russell Brand wore during his trial have been replaced with drab prison gear.

She comes across as quite dim - like the rest of the government!

Ed Miliband, then Labour leader, appeared on Brand's online show The Trews as he desperately attempted to win over young voters.

He can’t really think we believe he’s got all religious. It’s a bit too convenient isn’t it

As a lifelong, practising Christian, I found it utterly repugnant to watch the self-styled Messiah use God as his defence, parading his supposed new faith as if proof of his goodness and innocence.

EXCLUSIVEYou should have thought about your behaviour over the past 20 years Russell, thinking any lady was fair game for your own gratification is why you are in the slammer, not the performance of your barrister.

James Jordan's hotel stay with girlfriend amid romance

Lucy Davis, 53, looks radiant amid battle with cancer

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 36, reunites with wife Sam, 59

Alan Titchmarsh pays tribute to co-star Tommy Walsh

Maya Jama enjoys night out after revealing Netflix deal

Robert De Niro's ex Toukie Smith dead at 74

James Jordan's hotel stay with girlfriend amid romance

Lucy Davis, 53, looks radiant amid battle with cancer

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 36, reunites with wife Sam, 59

Alan Titchmarsh pays tribute to co-star Tommy Walsh

Maya Jama enjoys night out after revealing Netflix deal

Robert De Niro's ex Toukie Smith dead at 74

James Jordan's hotel stay with girlfriend amid romance

Lucy Davis, 53, looks radiant amid battle with cancer

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 36, reunites with wife Sam, 59

Alan Titchmarsh pays tribute to co-star Tommy Walsh

Maya Jama enjoys night out after revealing Netflix deal

Robert De Niro's ex Toukie Smith dead at 74

Ginger nuts.

They're the latest supermarket craze - with crowds gathering around bakery counters and queues snaking down the aisles.

My god that woman is genuinely dangerous.

For Kieran Hayler, rock bottom came the evening he had to pack a bag in readiness for prison, the simple act a terrifying and all too real reminder of just how much was at stake...

Wait list is about 2 years to see a neurologist. Even privately it’s 3 weeks. Too many people!!

'Earlier this year my hand started to shake, and then my arm. After an MRI scan I was diagnosed with spondylosis,' writes a reader.

Hegseth giving his “please don’t impeach me” speech. Embarrassing.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth railed against a Republican-led impeachment effort against him during a rare morning Pentagon briefing the day after the articles were introduced.

Why move if you don't know what is going to happen after 10 years? Some of these are very remote

A region in southwest Italy is giving away 50 properties for residents to occupy free of charge for 10 years as a way to combat population decline.

EXCLUSIVESo he has talked about his dad and now his mum, dropped bus fares to £2 cut vat in electric, gone against his statements on the by election, dropped the country in it on numerous occassions and basically said we will look at reparations for slavery 200 years ago. Have I missed anything? Oh and literally given Ursala a blank cheque written by the British taxpayer.

PM admitted his family had become so fixated on his father's condition that they overlooked the toll on his mother - and may have waited too long before moving him into a care home.

I dont understand. Why on earth are people interested in what he has to say? Surely there are better choices. He would be the reason I would not listen or attend anything he was at or representing.

Meghan clutches Harry's hand as she is seen for first time since her father's arrest

Prince Harry said all children 'deserve to feel safe' as his wife Meghan appeared for the first time since her father was charged with possessing child abuse material. The solemn Duchess of Sussex arrived in Brussels today, clutching her husband's hand tightly before he spoke to the European Parliament about child online safety. Meghan accompanied Harry on the trip to Belgium but did not make a planned dual keynote speech with him because she is said to be 'not strong enough emotionally'.

How sad 😔. I garden every weekend and when I am not at work. I have a big garden and use huge volumes of compost. I always use gloves, but I had no idea about Legionnaires in it. Really sad for her. 55 years married. RIP sir.

Should bags of compost - as used by countless green-fingered Britons every day - carry warnings about a potentially deadly bacteria they could harbour?

Be an MP and claim a days expenses?

Christmas is an expensive time of year. Households typically spend £1,681 on presents, foods, decorations and celebrations.

Politicians have made the UK a miserable and expensive place to live. They should be utterly ashamed of themselves.

After six months of seemingly endless rain and soaring energy bills, one family decided enough was enough - and traded the UK for sunshine in Malta.

Our military is in a shambles. We can be invaded by a couple of rubber boats. This is extremely worrying.

Two US airforce Stratotankers and three V-22 Ospreys were reportedly withdrawn from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Monday.

It's all making me feel quite sick!

With the countdown to Christmas well and truly underway, several UK high-street café chains have launched their long-awaited festive menus.

British drug baron who exported £700m worth of cocaine to Australia with her husband is ordered to pay back just £800K

Arti Dhir, 61, (seen) and her husband Kaval Raijada, 36, are serving 33 year jail sentences after they were convicted of drug trafficking charges in 2023 for smuggling cocaine to Australia.

Not sure an eight year old boy would use a stun gun and a garrot.

JonBenet Ramsey's brother breaks 10-year silence in sensational new interview to reveal

Burke Ramsey, who was just nine when his six-year-old sister was strangled in their family home over Christmas 1996, reveals what he believes must be done to finally crack the case.

EXCLUSIVEWhat's so hard about finding someone with significant Military experience to run the Military? You're telling me there aren't any career generals with battle experience who would be better fitted for the position? The armed forces need a disciplined, experienced leader who does not believe in normalizing violence and converting human suffering into casual entertainment

According to high-level sources, there is certainly no chance that Pete Hegseth, perhaps the most polarizing defense secretary in modern US history, falls on his sword and resigns.

No never going to happen. We do not want him back representing British people. As for People's Prince that boat sailed several years ago.

Growing up in post-war central Liverpool, we were weaned on stories of 'the war'. Everyone I knew had lost someone close or knew of someone who never came home.

God Bless this beautiful young lady. Sincerest condolences to everyone who is affected by this tragedy. God bless the animals too.

Neale, 22, was on board Marnoo when she and another rider fell 400m from the finish line during race six at Warren Racecourse on Sunday.

We do not believe these polls. Reform has much more support and has still to start spending the millions they have. We must get Labour OUT.

YouGov research found Andy Burnham's party is six points clear on 27 per cent support, after a recent Tory surge eased back.

Another 900+ arrived in boats in the last 3 days after 1600+ in just 4 days last week proving Labour do not care about the publics safety they are a disgrace !

Criminals beamed with delight as they flooded out of prisons today in the third wave of Labour's early release scheme.

Why are you blurring their faces then?

Landlady Madalina Sanderson, 35, followed the man out of the The Chequers pub in Burcot near Abingdon, Oxon, before she claimed he turned aggressive.

He was always an odious man. Ola, you’re better off without him.

James Jordan enjoys £400-a-night break with glamorous Russian dancer at five-star hotel as

James Jordan enjoyed a £400-a-night break with new glamorous Russian dancer Polina Mayer at the five-star Kimpton Fitzroy hotel in London on Saturday. This week, reports emerged that James, 48, had an affair with Polina, 34, with his ex wife Ola Jordan, 44, being left 'devastated'. The former Strictly stars separated in June after 22 years of marriage and have been co-parenting daughter Ella, six.

The state pension is a pittance compared to other countries, people get more in benefits playing the system.

One in 10 people believe they could live on a pension pot worth up to £100k but most have no idea how much they will need in retirement.

They're only must have if your kids actually want one. Otherwise they're a waste of money.

What do you get children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and kids of friends that they don't already have?

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A thoroughly conducted vetting and background check would have shown up all his jobs and why did he escape scrutiny...🤔

The basic facts at the heart of this story - which have never been in dispute - are mind-boggling.

One question that needs answering is why do we have more Civil Servants in the MOD than we have regular service people.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency could be scrapped, or merged with the DVSA, as part of the Prime Minister's wider efforts to cut underperforming Whitehall agencies.

How can anyone have more than one job without anyone else knowing about it? This shows the pathetic state of the Public Sector.

The Cabinet Office's National Fraud Initiative has identified at least 301 public sector employees engaging in so-called 'polygamous working' since 2016.

No comments. Everyone's chickened out.

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David is a real gent.

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he is an awful man, I recall his appearance on numerous TV shows, he made female guests very uncomfortable, I guess it is power play or the taboo aspect, I hope he fades from public life after serving a long time reflecting on his actions

Brand built his sordid version of showbusiness fame almost completely on boasts about the foulest excesses of his loveless love life, with a few side-brags about drug-taking and addiction...

James should never have gone on the show. If he couldn’t deal with being a traitor then I really have no words. It’s a game. As for the class argument, there’s no shame in being middle class just as there’s no shame in being brought up in a council house. I think James has some clear insecurity issues.

As absences go, James Acaster's decision not to join his Celebrity Traitors co-stars for the post finale edition of Uncloaked was one that was never going to go unnoticed.

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From my first illicit sip of wine as a teenager, I've always been partial to a drink - the taste, the ritual of pouring a chilled glass at the end of the day, the convivial sparkle it brings to an evening with friends.

I feel there are some things that just shouldn’t be shared!

After two days of no contact, David replied. I was tempted to say, 'Stop ghosting me, literally!' He had been talking to the hospital staff about my offer to have him with me, at home.

No Gloucester services or Tee bay , ? They are the best by far !

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Suspended sentence , well there's a surprise said no one !

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Good chemistry between three good friends. All nice, decent people. It was a very enjoyable series.

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