UK celebrity who sued to be shielded in sexual misconduct exposé has been identified

A British celebrity whose legal team warned that he may harm himself if identified by media outlets as a sexual predator has been identified as comedian and children’s author David Walliams. Walliams, who denies any wrongdoing, had asked a U.K. court to stop news agencies ITN and Guardian News and Media from reporting on his alleged misconduct involving young fans. A judge acknowledged last week that the 55-year-old writer’s history suggests he might need medical help to deal with the fallout coming his way, but ruled that news agencies had a right to report on him. kAm%96 vF2C5:2? 5:5 ;FDE E92E @? %F6D52J H:E9 2 DE@CJ 2==68:?8 E92E @?6 @7 E96 “r@56 }2>6 q2?2?2D” HC:E6C’D 2==6865 E2C86ED H2D 2 8:C= 96 >6E H96? D96 H2D `d 2?5 3682? 92G:?8 D6I H:E9 2 4@FA=6 J62CD =2E6C] w6 H2D ba H96? E96J >6E]k^Am kAm%92E 2DA:C:?8 2FE9@C H2D 56D4C:365 2D “@?6 @7 >F=E:A=6 H@>6? H9@ 2==686 (2==:2>D 23FD65 9:D A@H6C 2?5 A@D:E:@? 2D 2 46=63C:EJ E@ AC6J @? E96> 7@C D6IF2= AFCA@D6D H96? E96J H6C6 E66?286CD @C J@F?8 H@>6?]”k^Am kAm$@>6 @7 E96 J@F?8 H@>6? H9@ 42>6 E@ D D2:5 E96J H6C6 “EC2F>2E:K65” 3J E96:C :?E6C24E:@?D H:E9 9:>] |@DE @7 E96> H6C6 C6A@CE65=J `g @C @=56C H96? E96J 3642>6 :?G@=G65 H:E9 E96 E96 >:==:@?2:C6 D9@H 3FD:?6DD A6CD@?2=:EJ] w6 2AA62C65 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:>53]4@>^?2>6^?>_h_h`cc^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?D 2?5 uC:6?5]”k^Am kAm(2==:2>D E@=5 >65:2 286?4:6D C6A@CE:?8 @? 9:> E92E 96 “3692G65 E9@F89E=6DD=J” E@H2C5 A6@A=6 H:E9 H9@> 96 H2D D6IF2==J :?G@=G65[ 3FE 56?:65 5@:?8 2?JE9:?8 :==682= @C 23FD:?8 9:D A@H6C 2D 2 AF3=:4 7:8FC6]k^Am kAm00000k^Am