A High Court judge has allowed reports naming David Walliams in connection with serious allegations made by ITN and The Guardian, which the comedian denies
The claims follow a wide-ranging investigation involving more than 100 sources
The ruling also sheds light on a former teenage fan’s account of an unusually close friendship with Walliams, including invitations to Britain’s Got Talent recordings and his London home
She says a solicitor’s warning later left her distressed
The judge rejected Walliams’s attempt to block publication, marking a significant victory for press freedom and renewing scrutiny of his conduct around young women.