David Walliams: Fife libraries won’t remove disgraced star’s children’s books from shelves

Their decision comes in the wake of him being revealed as the famous man who tried to get an injunction to prevent the reporting of allegations against him, including sexual misconduct and potential criminal activity.

Walliams, 55, brought legal action against Independent Television News and Guardian News and Media,, publisher of The Guardian.

He unsuccessfully sought an injunction to prevent publication because of the risk he would take his own life, after two previous suicide attempts.

Walliams has denied abusing his power as a celebrity in relationships with women but said he realised he had “behaved thoughtlessly”.

The star of Little Britain and former Britain’s Got Talent judge is one of the most successful children’s authors, with book sales of over 60 million. They include The Boy In The Dress, Fing, and Gangsta Granny, the latter of which was turned into a one-hour BBC special in 2013, followed by a sequel in 2022.

A spokesperson for OnFife, which manages Fife’s network of libraries, said: “We recognise that allegations of sexual misconduct are serious and that some readers and families may have concerns about works by David Walliams being available through libraries.

"Libraries exist to provide access to a broad range of published works and decisions about stock are taken in line with professional standards, relevant legislation and our stock management policies.

"We are monitoring the situation and are in contact with the relevant sector body the Scottish Library and Information Council, publishers and suppliers should any guidance emerge that would require us to review our position."

In a statement, the comedian said: “Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with… I realise I did not always take people’s feelings properly into account. That is something I regret.

“And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something that I never did…

“I am not a sexual predator… I have not broken the law… I am devastated that some of the women I met ten to twenty years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”

Walliams’ book publisher HarperCollins dropped him in December 2025, after an investigation into allegations he had “harassed” young women, which Walliams strongly denied.

Council reviews Russell Brand books after conviction

> Fife Council is carrying out an audit before removing books by comedian Russell Brand from its schools.

Last week, the TV star was jailed for ten and a half years after being convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

A spokesperson for the local authority said: “Schools are being asked to check whether any of his books are present in schools and remove them.”

OnFife said it had one copy of his book in its collections, and there were no plans to remove it. Guidance has been provided to members of staff on responding to any queries regarding the issue.