EXCLUSIVE: David Walliams is no longer represented by Independent Talent Group, his longtime literary agent, following the publication of sexual misconduct allegations.
Walliams was represented by Paul Stevens of Independent Talent for almost two decades, but his profile was removed from the agency’s website after going live on Monday, November 9. The agency confirmed to Deadline that it had been dropped.
He follows ITV News and The guardian publishing allegations that Walliams used his celebrity to prey on women as young as 15, making contact with them through his work, including on Britain’s Got Talentto pursue them for sexual purposes.
Deadline has contacted Walliams’ legal representatives for comment. He has strongly denied any wrongdoing. “I’m not a sexual predator… I haven’t broken the law,” Walliams told ITV News. “I am devastated that some of the women I met ten to twenty years ago are now expressing their pain or anger towards me. »
A spokesperson for the Independent Talent Group (ITG) said: “ITG is deeply troubled by the allegations surrounding David Walliams. Our hearts go out to anyone affected. We no longer represent him in any capacity.”
ITG agent Stevens was responsible for negotiating Walliams’ long and lucrative partnership with HarperCollins, which published books including The boy in the dress And Gangsta Granny. HarperCollins dropped the author last year and halted publication of his catalog following accusations about his behavior published in The Daily Telegraph.
Deadline revealed in September that talent agency YMU no longer actively represented Walliams and that his profile had been removed from the agency’s website.
Walliams fought to prevent ITV News and The guardian to publish the joint investigation into his behavior on the grounds that it could lead to his suicide, but lost his request for an injunction last week. At a court hearing on the injunction, Walliams’ lawyers revealed that he had twice attempted suicide over the allegations.
Independent Talent Group is one of the UK’s most established agencies. The company represents stars such as Jodie Comer, Claire Foy and David Tennant.
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