{"id":67119,"date":"2023-09-26T17:12:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=67119"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:12:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:12:43","slug":"david-walliams-sues-britains-got-talent-bosses-after-he-was-axed-from-itv-show-over-x-rated-rant-about-contestant-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/david-walliams-sues-britains-got-talent-bosses-after-he-was-axed-from-itv-show-over-x-rated-rant-about-contestant-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"David Walliams SUES Britain's Got Talent bosses after he was axed from ITV show over X-rated rant about contestant | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVID\u00a0Walliams\u00a0is suing his former bosses at Britain's Got Talent after he was axed as a judge, we can reveal.<\/p>\n

Walliams, 52, is seeking significant damages after he was sacked from the ITV show in November last year.<\/p>\n


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He stepped down after a transcript of comments he made about contestants during a break in filming was leaked.<\/p>\n

He called one OAP a "c***" three times and said of another: "She thinks you want to f*** her, but you don't."<\/p>\n

The derogatory remarks were picked up on his microphone during auditions at the London Palladium in January 2020.<\/p>\n

Walliams\u00a0apologised after the comments were made public at the end of last year.<\/p>\n

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He and lawyers argued they were part of private conversations that were never intended for broadcast.<\/p>\n

But he resigned from the show two weeks later.<\/p>\n

He is now going to war with BGT production company, Fremantle, over the damaging leak.<\/p>\n

Walliams,\u00a0a hugely popular children's author and TV personality, lodged papers at London's High Court last Thursday.<\/p>\n

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They appeared under his real name David Edward Williams.<\/p>\n

He accuses Fremantle of a data protection breach over the leaked transcript which ended his 10-year BGT judging career.<\/p>\n

And he has hired legal powerhouse, Brandsmiths, who specialise in data protection breaches.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued before he quit,\u00a0Walliams\u00a0said: "I would like to apologise to the people I made disrespectful comments about during breaks in filming for Britain's Got Talent in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"These were private conversations and – like most conversations with friends – were never intended to be shared. Nevertheless, I am sorry."<\/p>\n

Walliams' comments were the only instances of derogatory remarks about contestants in the leaked transcripts from three episodes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is no suggestion that Simon Cowell or any other judge made offensive remarks about contestants.<\/p>\n

ITV said it did not\u00a0"condone" the language used and had spoken to producers of BGT.<\/p>\n

Walliams, who joined the talent show in 2012, was later replaced by former Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli.<\/p>\n

He first joined the show alongside pop star Alesha, with the pair replacing Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff.<\/p>\n

And he proved hugely popular, scooping three Best Judge gongs at the National TV Awards.<\/p>\n

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During his decade at the judges desk he stripped to his undies, was lowered in from the ceiling as the Queen and danced as part of a troupe in navy outfits.<\/p>\n

The Sun contacted representatives for\u00a0Walliams but Brandsmiths declined to comment. Fremantle also declined to comment.<\/p>\n


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