Jonathan Ross has said he is ‘horrified’ by the allegations made against David Walliams – and addressed the ‘deeply shocking’ joke he made about the comedian ‘going home with 15-year-olds’.
The presenter made the remark at the British Comedy Awards in 2004, when Little Britain – which Walliams created and starred in alongside Matt Lucas – was awarded Best TV Comedy.
‘The comedy awards is 15 years old – 15 years old!’ Ross told the audience. ‘And like most 15-year-olds, it’s drunk, it’s unpredictable and it’s probably going home with David Walliams.’
Walliams, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and preying
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