David Walliams suffers another career blow after publisher axe

Comedian and author David Walliams was last week dropped by his literary publisher Harper Collins and faces allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women

Troubled David Walliams has been dropped from Waterstones Children’s Book Festival days after being let go by his publisher.

The children’s author and comedian has been removed from the line-up for the Waterstones Children’s Book Festival, the book chain has announced. He is also no longer listed as a speaker on its website.

It comes after the 54-year-old’s book publisher HarperCollins dropped him last week, following an investigation into allegations he had “harassed” young women. The star strongly denies allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

A statement from Waterstones said: “HarperCollins have confirmed that David Walliams will no longer be appearing at our festival in Dundee.”

The festival will span across three locations, including Lincoln, where it held its inaugural event earlier this year, and Taunton.

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