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ITN (ITV News) and the Guardian published a joint investigation alleging David Walliams preyed on several women, one aged 15, after he lost an injunction bid. Walliams, who rose to fame with Little Britain, denies grooming and says he is not a sexual predator and has not broken the law, though he admits in a letter to journalists that he sometimes behaved thoughtlessly in casual relationships. Lilly Creightmore, whom he contacted when she was 18, told BBC Newsnight that he pressured her to share his bed after she moved into his home. Alex says she met him at a fan event at 15 and had sex with him at 17, which she calls grooming; Walliams said he believed she was 18. Another woman says he allegedly tried to lift her shirt when she was 15, which she now calls sexual assault. The investigation also alleges a sexual relationship with a junior HarperCollins employee. Afterwards, his agent Independent Talent Group dropped him, the BBC pulled Little Britain from iPlayer, and Sky dropped its adaptation of Fing!. The Metropolitan Police said it had contacted the outlets so potential victims knew how to report.