A second prominent male celebrity alleged to have multiple accusers is also being protected by a legal injunction, according to an investigative journalist.
Justine Smith of Private Eye said the unnamed celebrity secured the order several months ago and remains a recognisable figure in the public eye.
Her comments emerged after David Walliams was accused of sexual misconduct and allegedly using his position to groom teenagers, including girls as young as 15.
Walliams was identified yesterday in an investigation by two media organisations after attempting to secure an injunction that would have prevented allegations against him from being reported.
Appearing on The Private Eye Podcast — released before Walliams was named — Ms Smith said: ‘There are two men at the moment who cannot be named.
‘One relates to the most recent legal proceedings, while the other obtained an injunction several months ago. Both cases involve multiple alleged victims, and both men are in the public eye.
‘I have spoken to one alleged victim. She is willing to speak publicly and reveal her identity, but we are still unable to publish the story. The man has obtained an injunction and threatened severe consequences for anyone who says anything about it.
‘That means we know this person is out there and may potentially be abusing others, yet there is nothing we can do to report it.’
The comments came as one woman described an alleged encounter with Walliams, when she was 15, as a ‘sexual assault’. Several other women have accused him of grooming them while they were teenagers. Walliams denies all wrongdoing. It comes as:
- Comedian Lucy Beaumont said she had spoken to journalists about the claims;
- Television presenter Jonathan Ross said he was ‘horrified’ by the allegations concerning Walliams;
- A former model who alleges she was groomed by Walliams said she remains ‘angry’ with him;
- Celebrity make-up artist Lou Teasdale discussed the use of NDAs in the television industry;
- Broadcasters were accused of failing to respond to concerns raised about Walliams.
In a letter reportedly sent several months ago to journalists investigating the claims, Walliams rejected the description of himself as a ‘sexual predator’.
David Walliams was accused of sexual misconduct and abusing his power to groom teenagers
Investigative journalist Justine Smith (right) made the claim on The Private Eye Podcast
He acknowledged that he had behaved ‘thoughtlessly’ on occasions and regretted failing to take other people’s feelings ‘properly into account’, but maintained that he had not broken the law.
The letter stated: ‘Although a power imbalance is unavoidable when one person is famous, abusing that power is entirely different — and it is something I never did.’
Walliams has not yet commented on the reports published yesterday, which identified him as the subject of the allegations.
His legal action followed unsuccessful attempts to stop the reports being published, with his lawyers citing concerns that he might take his own life after two previous suicide attempts.
Mr Justice Nicklin rejected the injunction application, describing it as an ‘exceptionally serious interference’ with freedom of expression.
The Metropolitan Police said it had contacted the Guardian and ITV News so that ‘any potential victims’ could be informed about how to report possible criminal allegations to officers.
Several sources have alleged inappropriate behaviour towards women connected with the prime-time programme Britain’s Got Talent, where Walliams was a judge from 2012 until 2022, and at his former publisher HarperCollins, which dropped him last year.
A HarperCollins UK spokesperson said the company had ‘previously terminated its publishing relationship’ with Walliams, adding: ‘We take the safety of our people incredibly seriously.’
His literary agency, Independent Talent Group, also dropped him after the allegations were published, while the BBC began removing programmes including Little Britain from iPlayer.
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David Walliams on stage as Anne during the Little Britain live stage tour in Portsmouth in 2005
Walliams’s membership of the Labour Party was suspended, while Downing Street described the claims as ‘deeply troubling’.
The allegations reported by ITV News and the Guardian include claims from a woman identified as Jade. She alleges that Walliams sexually assaulted and groomed her after they met in 2007, when she was 15 and he was 36.
Another woman, identified by the news organisations as Alex, also accused Walliams of grooming her and claimed they were having sex by the time she was 17.
Lilly Creightmore said she met Walliams when she was 18 during a live recording of Little Britain. She alleges that he tried to pressure her into having sex and asked her to remain in his bed each night.
A model identified as Ella alleges that Walliams attempted to kiss her while they were alone after meeting him at a party in 2007. She was 19 at the time, while Walliams was 36.
Walliams has strongly denied every allegation, rejected claims of criminal behaviour and said he has never groomed young women.
He also denies paying for the silence of a junior Britain’s Got Talent employee. A man identified as Mark claimed he received £300 from Walliams after entering the comedian’s dressing room and finding two ‘very young people’ inside while the television star was wearing only a towel.
Fremantle UK, the company behind Britain’s Got Talent, said it was ‘disturbed and concerned’ by the ‘serious allegations’, but noted that no complaint about Walliams’s conduct had ever been made to the company.
A former HarperCollins employee said standard working arrangements were altered around Walliams, with young women reportedly not sent to his home alone.
Walliams was married to Dutch model Lara Stone – 12 years his junior – from 2010 until 2015
(From left) David Walliams, Anthony McPartlin, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Declan Donnelly at a Britain’s Got Talent photocall in London in January 2017. No allegations of wrongdoing have been made against any BGT stars other than Walliams
It has also been alleged that he had a sexual relationship with at least one junior employee and pursued another.
Walliams’s children’s books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide.
His best-known titles include The Boy in the Dress, Fing and Gangsta Granny. The latter was adapted into a BBC one-hour special in 2013, followed by a sequel starring Sheridan Smith in 2022.
HarperCollins ended its publishing deal with Walliams in December 2025 after investigating allegations that he had harassed young women. Walliams denied those claims.
Earlier this month, Alton Towers permanently shut its World of David Walliams attraction, which featured rides based on characters from his books.
Walliams joined the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel in 2012 but left in 2022 after apologising for making ‘disrespectful comments’ about contestants during filming breaks at the London Palladium in January 2020.
Fremantle apologised in 2023 and reached an ‘amicable resolution’ with Walliams after the comments were leaked.
An ITV spokesperson said Fremantle has day-to-day responsibility for producing Britain’s Got Talent, including ‘all aspects of duty of care’ and compliance with ‘legal and regulatory obligations’.
‘We expect the highest standards from every production company working with us, and we expect to be informed of any duty of care concerns when they are brought to a producer’s attention,’ the broadcaster said.
