Walliams Dropped from Waterstones Festival
David Walliams has been removed from a Waterstones book festival in Dundee following his publisher HarperCollins severing ties over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. The author denies all claims.
David Walliams has been removed from a Waterstones book festival in Dundee following his publisher HarperCollins severing ties over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. The author denies all claims.
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HarperCollins UK has severed ties with children's author David Walliams following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Walliams strongly denies the claims. Read the full story.
HarperCollins has ended its publishing deal with David Walliams following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards female staff. The children's author had sold £100m worth of books for the firm.
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