Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by allegations about David Walliams and Russell Brand

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The presenter made a statement after allegations against David Walliams were published following a joint investigation by The Guardian and ITV News.

TV presenter Jonathan Ross said he was “horrified” by the allegations about David Walliams and the crimes of Russell Brand, adding that he was “genuinely unaware of their conduct”.

The 65-year-old made the comments after footage resurfaced of him joking about Walliams and 15-year-olds at the British Comedy Awards in 2004.

Walliams, 55, was named on Tuesday as the subject of a joint investigation by The Guardian and ITV News, after unsuccessfully attempting to obtain an injunction to prevent the publication of allegations against him.

The best-selling author and former Britain’s Got Talent judge has been accused of sexual misconduct, including grooming teenage girls as young as 15 and abusing his position to pursue women.

Ross appears in a photograph featured in the investigation’s accompanying ITV documentary, David Walliams: Power and Silence.

He was pictured alongside Walliams at an event also attended by one of the women who later made allegations about Walliams’ conduct.

In a statement to the Press Association, Ross said: “I am as horrified by the revelations about David Walliams and the crimes of Russell Brand as the rest of the nation.

“There was a time in my life when I was on friendly terms with both men, and during that period I was genuinely unaware of their conduct.

“My thoughts are with the many, many women who have bravely come forward.”

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