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How grooming claims against David Walliams came to light
- Newsrooms
- 5
- Last 3 hours
- 0 reports
- Momentum
- Steady
1 in the 3 before
Cooling
Reports per hour, last 24 hours
Against the past week
More newsrooms than 85% of the past week’s 3531 stories, and number 157 of 1481 in News.Part of a bigger story
David Walliams: 4 developments since Tue 10 Nov.
1File photo: David Walliams
A three-year investigation by UK media has unearthed accusations against high-profile UK celebrity David Walliams of grooming and sexual assault.
In ABC News (Australia)’s words.2
Background: David Walliams
David Edward Williams, known professionally as David Walliams, is an English actor, comedian, writer and television personality. He rose to prominence for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2022, Walliams was a judge on the television talent competition Britain's Got Talent.3
The bigger story: David Walliams
4 developments since Tue 10 Nov. 1 more since this one.
- Morning Mail: David Walliams accused of preying on young women; Greens’ fury at Labor; and a statue mocks Trump
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David Walliams Accused of Grooming Teen Girls for Sex
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- Comedian and author David Walliams accused of preying on young women
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The story so far
5 newsroomsCooling- Reports
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Cooling: well below its busiest stretch (0 in the last three hours, 1 in the three before).
First with it: The Mirror, 18 min before anyone else.
Reported by 5 newsrooms.
The numbers behind it
How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from
Where the coverage is from
How it spread
Newsrooms reporting it, each counted at its first report.
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- 5
- Over
- 15.9 hr
- To three newsrooms
- 30 min
| Time | Newsroom | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 11:05pm AEDT | The Mirror | 1 |
| 11:23pm AEDT | Deadline | 2 |
| 11:35pm AEDT | Daily Mail | 3 |
| 1:20am AEDT | TheWrap | 4 |
| 3:01pm AEDT | ABC News (Australia) | 5 |
The Mirror
Deadline
Daily Mail
TheWrap
ABC News (Australia)