Best-selling children's author David Walliams, who shot to fame with the BBC sketch show Little Britain, has been dropped by publisher HarperCollins UK. A spokesperson for the company said: "After careful consideration, and under the leadership of its new CEO, HarperCollins UK has decided not to publish any new titles by David Walliams." https://trib.al/2zelanE | Sky News

Comedy actor David Walliams has been dropped by his book publisher after The Telegraph released allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards young women. Walliams, one of the country’s best-selling children’s authors, faced accusations that he had “harassed” junior female employees at HarperCollins. The publisher said they take "wellbeing extremely seriously and has processes in place for reporting and investigating concerns". In a statement, Mr Walliams said he "strongly denies that he has be