October 22nd 2023.
The news of David Walliams being axed from Britain's Got Talent has been circulating the media recently. The 52-year-old comedian and children's author was reportedly seeking ‘significant damages’ after he stepped down from the talent show in November.
According to reports, the reason for Walliams' departure was a leaked recording of an expletive rant containing vile comments he made about a contestant. Simon Cowell later branded the comments as ‘unacceptable and upsetting’ and Walliams apologised for his offense.
The Little Britain star has since accused the BBC of ‘pulling its funding’ from a personal project of his, an animation series of his book Gangsta Granny, due to the negative publicity. This is part of his £10 million legal battle with production company Fremantle.
The BBC have added Walliams' previous work such as Billionaire Boy, The Midnight Gang, and Grandpa’s Great Escape to iPlayer. Meanwhile, Simon Cowell has unfollowed Walliams on Instagram, but former co-judge Amanda Holden has admitted she’s still talking to him.
Walliams has since filed a legal statement including details of a report from a consultant psychiatrist and practicing psychotherapist who has treated him. The leak of the transcript had a ‘profound, severe and, at times, very worrying effect on [Walliams’s] mental health.’ He was also reportedly ‘on heavier doses of medication than at any time during my being his consultant psychiatrist.’
The Agency has reached out to David Walliams’ reps for comment and BBC declined to comment on this story. It looks like this story is far from over, and the outcome is yet to be seen.
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