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I can answer this. Just to preface, I’m a retired librarian, not a David Walliams fan.
No, that’s not true. There’s no porn in it
X had a picture of one of the pages where the central character talks about his dad keeping naughty magazines under his bed or something
 
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I can answer this. Just to preface, I’m a retired librarian, not a David Walliams fan.
No, that’s not true. There’s no porn in it
There’s no porn but the themes are inappropriate for kids imo. The boy in the dress is especially problematic. As is the language used - ‘woofter’ and ‘ag’ spring to mind - imagine having to even attempt to explain what they mean to a little child.
 
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I heard (years and years ago via Popbitch possibly?) that Mayall, Fry and others were chatting in a bar when the topic of groupies / underage ‘acts’ came up and Fry basically went into a long diatribe of how ‘young love’ has been around years historically it’s natural and it never used to harm anyone. Mayall, the father of two young girls, was fuming and had to leave the bar otherwise he would have punched Fry. Not long after, Fry had a ‘breakdown’ and caught a random ferry, going missing for a few days and causing the cancellation of the play (which had poor reviews anyway). Mayall never spoke to him again.
I'm so glad Rik was one of the good ones. Similarly, I don't want to be on Piers Morgan's side ever but he's always clocked people.
 
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Piers Morgan in the DM:

"Morgan, who acted as judge on the show from 2007 to 2010, held a well-documented grudge against the star and when the BGT news came to light in November 2022, he tweeted: 'Tip of the iceberg.. Walliams is one of the nastiest frauds in TV.'

He also branded Walliams 'soooooo creepy' in a tweet in May the same year.

In 2020, in an interview with The Sunday Mirror, when asked about returning to BGT, Morgan said: 'I couldn’t work with Walliams..."

I know its unfashionable but I've always had a soft spot for Piers, he says what he thinks and stands by it. Which I think is a good quality.
I did enjoy Piers' side eye at the camera when Russell Brand was flicking forlornly through his Bible trying to find the one citation from Isaiah which he claimed sustained him spiritually since his conversion

Like my Bible falls open at the pages that have sustained me cos, ya know, if a verse s important to you, you tend to return to it a lot and know exactly where it is

Brand's Bible barely had its spine cracked
 
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There’s no porn but the themes are inappropriate for kids imo. The boy in the dress is especially problematic. As is the language used - ‘woofter’ and ‘ag’ spring to mind - imagine having to even attempt to explain what they mean to a little child.
Tbf, they were meant for older kids up to the age of 12.
Anyway, I’m stepping out now because it looks as if I’m defending him which I certainly am not. I just wanted to offer some reassurance in case anyone’s kids happened upon them.
 
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Tbf, they were meant for older kids up to the age of 12.
Anyway, I’m stepping out now because it looks as if I’m defending him which I certainly am not. I just wanted to offer some reassurance in case anyone’s kids happened upon them.
It doesn't read like you're defending him at all!
 
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My mum bought a couple of his books for my daughter. Don’t know why, I guess she saw the Quentin Blake illustrations and probably thought they would be fun. My daughter was too old for them really and never read them. Then I read a few things about them and about Walliams and threw them in the bin. I always hated Little Britain and especially the vomiting woman (???)
 
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The only book we had of his was a few chapters of something that came in a happy meal, my daughter had zero interest. We did enjoy the movie gangster granny but that's as far as we went with his "kids" stuff
 
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There’s no porn but the themes are inappropriate for kids imo. The boy in the dress is especially problematic. As is the language used - ‘woofter’ and ‘ag’ spring to mind - imagine having to even attempt to explain what they mean to a little child.
When I was a nanny the children’s first language wasn’t english so when we would read together they’d ask what things meant because it wasn’t something they would hear at home or in English class and their dad had bought a couple of his books and it wasn’t until the older boy started asking me what things meant then I realised these books weren’t very appropriate for young children. I’m not British so even I was googling what certain ‘slang’ meant.
 
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I was thinking earlier that the comedy circuit in the 90s and 00s basically was like the music scene in the 70s. All those men getting into it to have carte Blanche to have sex with/sexually assault young girls.

People say that it’s no longer socially acceptable but nothing has changed. The perps are just better at hiding it/more litigious.
The music scene in the 90s was no different from how it was in the seventies (and before)
 
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Has anyone here actually read any of his books to their kids/had their kids read them? Not me but apparently there's one book called The Boy who Liked to Wear Dresses in which the boy in question discovers his dad's secret porn stash, or talks about his father's secret porn stash, and also discusses porn and cross dressing with the man who runs his local newsagent is that true?

if so, like, holy inappropriateness, Batman! What WERE his publishers thinking???
We watched the film I think the book was based on, I don’t remember there being any porn in it…
 
I truly don't wish to launch a conspiracy theory of sorts here, but it's interesting to me how Jonathan Ross keeps cropping up, even if just in jest. First Brand, now Walliams.

I'm sure we doubtless would've heard something about him by now if he was shady, but it does make you wonder.
I wonder this about David Jason. I know the accusations that SA of children was going on in a house he owned by some of his friends, but I feel like something tangible would have come out by now seeing as he’s so old
 
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I wonder this about David Jason. I know the accusations that SA of children was going on in a house he owned by some of his friends, but I feel like something tangible would have come out by now seeing as he’s so old
I was actually discussing DJ with my mum earlier today when we got onto the subject of DW. Personally i think if anything ever does come to light about DJ, itll be after hes no longer with us. And if that were to happen, I genuinely think it could be the final nail in the BBCs coffin

I saw someone mention on another thread how DJ has all but disappeared from our screens in recent years, coinciding with rumours and speculation about his potential alleged involvement in something untoward. Of course, it could all be completely unfounded, but I can't help questioning how someone could own a property where children were allegedly being sexually abused and have absolutely no knowledge of what was going on. I'm not saying he knew, but I certainly think it's a question worth askin
 
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I only caught J Ross and R Gervais in the pic one of the girls showed of themselves at a celebrity party. The pic wasn't on screen long enough for me to clock who anyone else was. Even though there was a disclaimer that "there is no suggestion any of these people....", I'm sure Ross and Gervais won't be happy at the pic being shown. It's just a bad look for all concerned because of the mere association with Walliams the sleezeball.
 
I was thinking about this earlier too.

With Savile etc, everyone made excuses like 'the 1970s were a different time, attitudes were different'.

Well, yes and no, I was a 70s kid, yes sexism, homophobia, casual racism were present but the 1970s weren't a foreign country. People knew grape was bad, pedalo was bad, racism was bad (although the bar to what racism was, was rooted in actions more than attitudes), DV was bad.

However, as an excuse, it works, just about.

I don't think you can make the same excuse for the 90s and 00s. That's like, super recent. People can't pretend it was a 'different time' like they do with the 70s.

I just think that fame, power and money have the potential for abuse of all sorts built in. it's a feature not a bug. And that's the same and it'll always be the same whether thats 526BC, 1326AD, 1976, 2006 or 2036.
Some have said the 90s and 00s did push the boundaries and there was a lot of risque stuff out there. The whole ladette culture and lad mags etc with people being more crude. TV was very manic and zany and I think people did push the envelope thinking it was funny. I used to watch celebrity juice but cringe when I see clips now. And that's not that old either.
 
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Half the country knew who the ‘mystery celeb’ was. 🙄 Innocent truth-tellers don’t put their houses up for sale, take injunctions out and threaten suicide. He knew the media was coming for him, knew his time was up. I have never liked the sleazebag, always got the vibe that he was a wrong ‘un. Whilst the perpetrators are absolutely sickening in their own right, the enablers and sycophants really do need to stand up and take responsibility too. Sick to bloody death of these vile people in the entertainment industry getting away with it for years because nobody has the balls to really call them out on it.
 
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Some have said the 90s and 00s did push the boundaries and there was a lot of risque stuff out there. The whole ladette culture and lad mags etc with people being more crude. TV was very manic and zany and I think people did push the envelope thinking it was funny. I used to watch celebrity juice but cringe when I see clips now. And that's not that old either.
That’s a point, you never hear about Keith lemon in these contexts 🧐 I’d almost forgotten he was a thing
 
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The music scene in the 90s was no different from how it was in the seventies (and before)
As I said in another thread, there is essentially no one involved in the music industry, including to this day, where it would particularly surprise me if they were accused of sexual abuse.
 
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I did enjoy Piers' side eye at the camera when Russell Brand was flicking forlornly through his Bible trying to find the one citation from Isaiah which he claimed sustained him spiritually since his conversion

Like my Bible falls open at the pages that have sustained me cos, ya know, if a verse s important to you, you tend to return to it a lot and know exactly where it is

Brand's Bible barely had its spine cracked
That was the best bit of television this year 😂😂😂
 
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