Police investigating David Walliams over alleged serious sexual offences

The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into David Walliams over "alleged serious sexual offences".

It comes after ITV News and the Guardian published reports alleging that Walliams had been accused of sexual misconduct by several women.

The Met said that the allegations being investigated are separate from those reported by ITN and The Guardian, but as "part of their investigation, detectives are also proactively reviewing that reporting to establish whether there is any evidence of offences".

When those allegations were first reported, Walliams said he was "not a sexual predator" and had not "broken the law".

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