David Walliams 'had inappropriate sexual relationship with intern at publisher HarperCollins and pursued another employee before he was dropped for harassing women'

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David Walliams, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and preying on multiple teenagers, admits having a consensual sexual relationship with the intern.

Published: 18:41 GMT, 10 November 2026 | Updated: 10:53 GMT, 11 November 2026

David Walliams allegedly had an inappropriate sexual relationship with an intern at publisher HarperCollins and pursued another employee – before he was dropped for 'inappropriate behaviour towards young women'.

The comedian and author, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and preying on multiple teenagers, admits having a consensual sexual relationship with the intern.

In 2017, the young woman – who had met the author at a publishing event – was asked to go to Walliams' house on her own.

At the time, it was common practice to send editorial assistants, or even interns, to authors' homes to collect manuscripts, it is understood.

But due to growing unease at the publisher about Walliams' conduct, girls had stopped being sent to his house on their own, a former employee claimed.

The intern sent to Walliams' home later told colleagues that although their sexual relationship had been consensual, she felt it was an 'abuse of power'.

ITV News and The Guardian this week revealed the comedian had a sexual relationship with at least one junior employee at the publisher, and pursued another.

One employee, referred to as Katie, who worked at HarperCollins in 2015, said a young employee had showed her a series of emails she received from Walliams.

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