​David Walliams settles lawsuit with Britain's Got Talent producers. Details here

English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality David Walliams has settled his lawsuit with producers of popular reality show Britain's Got Talent.

Fremantle have settled the legal battle with Walliams over leaking of his X-rated remarks about contestants. According to reports, the ITV talent show judge has received an apology and a "substantial" payout from Fremantle.

Last November, the 52-year-old left the show after his comments were made public. He claimed up to £10 million for loss of earnings after a recording of him referring to a contestant as a "c***", and saying about another: "She thinks you want to f*** her, but you don't," was leaked.


Sources at the time pointed out that BGT announced all cameras "would now be rolling 24/7" in 2018.

The BGT bosses have accepted that their security systems should have been more secure in preventing the leak. Reports of a "multi-million payment" are blown out of proportion, as per sources.

"We are pleased that we have achieved an amicable resolution of this dispute with David. We are sincerely sorry that his private conversations when a judge on Britain’s Got Talent were published, and the great distress this caused David," a Fremantle Spokesperson said.

"We have reviewed our production practices on the show to ensure they fully respect the expectations of our talent whilst satisfying the requirements of the show. We have enjoyed a great relationship with David over many years.

"We thank David for being an important part of the Britain’s Got Talent family and the enduring success of the show and hope to have opportunities to work with him in the future," the spokesperson added.