- Sky has canceled its UK and Ireland distribution deal for the film adaptation of David Walliams’s book Fing! following serious allegations against the author.
- A joint investigation by ITV News and The Guardian detailed allegations of sexual assault and grooming against Walliams by multiple women when they were teenagers.
- Walliams denied any wrongdoing or illegal behavior, while acknowledging he regrets acting thoughtlessly in past casual relationships.
- Broadcasters including Sky and the BBC are removing Walliams’s existing content from their platforms, and his literary agency has dropped him.
- US distributor Angel Studios plans to release the film after cutting Walliams’s cameo, whereas Australian streamer Stan has removed the movie completely.
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