Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
29%
4 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
68
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
3
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Multiple women have accused him of sexually inappropriate behaviour and grooming including when they were teenagers, according to the investigation.
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they → accuse → investigation
Walliams, 55, denies all allegations against him, stating: “I am not a sexual predator... I have not broken the law”.
asserted
I → deny → law
The Standard has contacted Walliams’ agents and lawyer for comment.
asserted
Standard → contact → comment
The celebrity had brought legal action against Guardian News and Media (GNM), publisher of The Guardian, and Independent Television News (ITN), which produces news programmes for ITV, Channel 4, Good Morning Britain and Channel 5, to stop them publishing details of a joint-investigation.
asserted
them → bring → investigation
During a two-day trial in late October, the High Court in London was told by lawyers for the media organisations that the allegations they wanted to report involved Walliam’s alleged “abuse of power and status” to contact young women and try to engage in “inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities”.
asserted
they → tell → activities
Walliams sought an injunction to prevent this broadcast and publication because of a risk that he would take his own life, following two previous suicide attempts, the court was told.
asserted
court → seek → attempts
In a judgment on Tuesday, November 3, Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the injunction bid.
asserted
Nicklin → dismiss → bid
But Walliams could still not be named because he was granted the right to appeal the decision.
uncertain
he → name → decision
The allegations made against Walliams on Tuesday are the lowest moment yet in the career of a man that until several years ago was considered one of showbusiness’s biggest stars, with hit TV shows and a hugely successful children’s writing career.
asserted
that → make → shows
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But after damning revelations and allegations he lost his role at BGT, and lost his publishing contract with HarperCollins, amid the fallout from claims he harassed young women at the publisher.
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he → read → publisher
He strongly denied the claims, saying he he had "never been informed of any allegations raised against him".
uncertain
he → deny → him
"He was not party to any investigation or given any opportunity to answer questions”, a spokesperson for Walliams said in December.
asserted
spokesperson → give → December
His barrister told the hearing In October that Walliams “has no intention of returning to public life”.
asserted
Walliams → tell → life
This is a breaking news story and is being updated.
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This → break → ?
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