‘Horrified’ Jonathan Ross reacts to David Walliams allegations and Russell Brand conviction

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'I was genuinely unaware of their conduct.'

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Jonathan Ross has released a statement saying he’s ‘horrified’ about the allegations surrounding David Walliams.

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 former comedian and TV star has been accused of sexual misconduct, including alleged grooming of teenagers and abusing his position of power. He denies all allegations against him.

Walliams’ friend Jonathan Ross, who shared a now viral ‘tasteless’ joke about him with ‘drunk with 15-year-olds’, has now issued a statement in the wake of the allegations.

Celebrity Traitors star Ross, 65, also appeared in a photograph featured in the investigation’s accompanying ITV documentary, David Walliams: Power and Silence.

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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