News
David Walliams’ seven close friends at the height of fame - including Russell Brand
- Newsrooms
- 4
- Last 3 hours
- 2 reports
- Momentum
- New
0 in the 3 before
Rising
Reports per hour, last 24 hours
How the coverage splits
Against the past week
More newsrooms than 76% of the past week’s 3928 stories, and number 68 of 481 in Film & TV.Part of a bigger story
David Walliams: 6 developments since Sat 7 Nov.Related
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1File photo: David Walliams
Partying at exclusive VIP events together and dining at restaurants in Mayfair, Jonathan Ross was a familiar presence alongside David Walliams and Russell Brand at the height of their fame.
Daily Express didn’t include a summary, so this is Daily Mail’s, from its report on the same story.3
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.4
The bigger story: David Walliams
6 developments since Sat 7 Nov. 3 more since this one.
- Why Walliams' unprecedented legal battle to stay anonymous failed
1 newsroom. Linked by Walliams, anonymous, fail
David Walliams’ seven close friends at the height of fame - including Russell Brand
You’re here4 newsrooms. Linked by Jonathan Ross, Walliams, horrified, allegations
- Whistleblower speaks out despite fears she will be viewed as a troublemaker over David Walliams allegations
1 newsroom. Linked by David Walliams, speak, allegations
- David Walliams sexual misconduct allegations spark calls for better safeguarding
1 newsroom. Linked by David Walliams, sexual, misconduct, allegations
- Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by allegations about David Walliams and Russell Brand
1 newsroom. Linked by Jonathan Ross, David Walliams, horrified, allegations
The story so far
4 newsroomsRising- Reports
- 6
- Newsrooms and sources
- 4
- Last 3 hours
- 2
Rising: more reports in the last three hours than the three before (2 in the last three hours, 0 in the three before).
First with it: BBC News, 3 hr 22 min before anyone else.
Reported by 4 newsrooms.
The numbers behind it
How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from
How it spread
Newsrooms reporting it, each counted at its first report.
- Newsrooms
- 4
- Over
- 10.9 hr
- To three newsrooms
- 9 hr
| Time | Newsroom | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2:13pm AEDT | BBC News | 1 |
| 5:35pm AEDT | Evening Standard | 2 |
| 11:11pm AEDT | Daily Express | 3 |
| 1:07am AEDT | Daily Mail | 4 |
Bigger than 97% of Film & TV stories this week. Reached three newsrooms in 9 hr; a typical Film & TV story that gets there takes 5.1 hr.
Every report, in order
6 reports from 4 newsrooms, first to latest. Each links to the original.
BBC News
Evening Standard
Daily Mail
BBC News
Evening Standard
Daily Express
Daily Mail