Overview
- BBC One broadcast the Boxing Day episode of Would I Lie To You? featuring David Walliams as scheduled, with the pre-recorded show airing at 7pm Friday.
- A BBC spokesperson said there would be no changes to festive schedules and no future projects directly involving Walliams, with CBBC repeats airing this week and reports indicating no plans to remove existing iPlayer content.
- HarperCollins confirmed it will not publish new titles by Walliams following an internal inquiry into staff complaints at the publisher.
- Walliams, 54, denies wrongdoing, says he was not informed of allegations or any investigation, and is taking legal advice.
- Viewers posted complaints on social media about the decision to air the episode, which followed reports that Walliams twice made a Nazi salute during the June recording, an incident for which the BBC apologized.