{"id":775012,"date":"2026-09-18T19:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775012\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:26:10","slug":"david-walliams-fully-dropped-by-harpercollins-change-to-tv-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775012\/","title":{"rendered":"David Walliams’ Fully Dropped By HarperCollins; Change To TV Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHarperCollins will stop publishing comedian David Walliams<\/a>\u2018 back catalog of books, while Deadline understands that talent agency YMU<\/a> is no longer actively representing the Little Britain<\/a> star.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Rupert Murdoch-owned publishing house initially dropped Walliams<\/a> last year following misconduct allegations, but has now confirmed that it will no longer represent his backlist. The decision was first reported by The Bookseller<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tWalliams, who has written bestselling children\u2019s books like Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink, has denied wrongdoing. Deadline has approached Walliams\u2019 literary agent for comment. Independent Talent Group continues to oversee Walliams\u2019 literary interests.<\/p>\n

\n\tSeparately, YMU is no longer actively representing the comedian and his profile has been removed from the company\u2019s website. A source said Walliams \u201cis not currently in a commercial relationship with YMU\u201d following amicable talks in early 2026. YMU has not severed ties with Walliams having previously represented his TV interests, including his time as a judge on Britain\u2019s Got Talent.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn December 2025, The Daily Telegraph reported that Walliams was the subject of an internal investigation the previous year regarding his alleged behavior towards junior female HarperCollins employees.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe newspaper reported that Walliams was accused of harassing the young women, with one staffer receiving a \u201cfive-figure payoff\u201d after raising concerns. Former HarperCollins employees alleged that they were told to work with Walliams, 54, in \u201cpairs\u201d and were advised not to visit his home.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a statement to The Telegraph, his spokesperson said: \u201cDavid has never been informed of any allegations raised against him by HarperCollins. He was not party to any investigation or given any opportunity to answer questions. David strongly denies that he has behaved inappropriately and is taking legal advice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWalliams is an established presence on British television and beyond, having created and co-starred in Little Britain with Matt Lucas in the noughties. They have made attempts to revive the BBC comedy and even spoke to Netflix about a new series<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n

\n\tWalliams has appeared in series, including Doctor Who and Agatha Christie adaptation Partners in Crime, and had roles in movies, including Murder Mystery and Stardust.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe served as a judge on Britain\u2019s Got Talent for a decade alongside Simon Cowell, but left the show under a cloud after comments he made about contestants were leaked to The Guardian in 2022. In one example, he called someone a \u201cc***.\u201d Walliams later apologized for his comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HarperCollins will stop publishing comedian David Walliams\u2018 back catalog of books, while Deadline understands that talent agency YMU…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":775013,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3573,83058,96,59,123829,56,54,55,255591],"class_list":["post-775012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-britains-got-talent","tag-david-walliams","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-little-britain","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-ymu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}