Harper Collins, the publisher of Little Britain, dropped Little Britain star David Walliams last month after he was accused of harassing junior staff members. He denies this.
David Walliams is said to be eyeing up a huge move to Netflix. The Little Britain star, 54, is reportedly keen to take his comedy show created with Matt Lucas, which was a huge hit on the BBC 20 years ago, to the streaming platform because on “Netflix you can’t get cancelled”.
The actor and author made the comments after being dropped by his publisher, Harper Collins, last month, following allegations he had harassed junior female members of staff, which he denied.
The publishing company paused any new books from the actor, and book store Waterstones removed David from its Children’s Book Festival line-up.
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Meanwhile, charity organisation The Children’s Trust dropped the dad-of-one as an ambassador, and the BBC confirmed it had no future work for David, despite still airing a Christmas episode of Would I Lie To You? he was part of.
After the BBC removed the drama for homophobic, transphobic, and racist scenes, David says he still wants to watch it until an edited version can be uploaded.
He claimed in a Q&, A that he believed the sketch show had a future and that it had a large following in 2003 to 2006.
When asked if there was a chance it could make a comeback, David said, according to The Sun: “Yes, I think so – I mean, it’s a different world now, isn’t it?”
Citing the likes of comedians Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais on the streaming platform – with The Office icon, Ricky, 64, releasing a new special, Mortality, on Netflix in December, David continued: “Ricky I saw live recently, and I was shocked – not in a bad way, but even I was going, ‘Oh my goodness’ – and they’re all on Netflix.
You kind of can’t get cancelled there, he said. Netflix won’t lose any viewers. I believe it’s entirely different from what might have happened previously.
David, who was sacked from Britain’s Got Talent for making crude remarks about contestants, was once the king of comedy, but last year, in his biggest fall from grace so far, the comedian was let go by his publisher Harper Collins after many lucrative years.
The publisher announced that they had cut ties with David following allegations of inappropriate behavior toward young women, which he denies, despite the fact that his career may have seemed pretty bulletproof with a number of initiatives under his belt that have helped him build his incredible fortune of approximately £17 million.
A spokesperson said in a statement on his behalf that “David has never been informed of any allegations made against him by HarperCollins.”
He was not the subject of any inquiries or given a chance to respond. David takes legal advice and vehemently denies that he has behaved inappropriately.
Source: Mirror
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