🔗 Share this article The children's author David Walliams parted ways with book publisher. Best-selling young adult author and comedian David Walliams is no longer with his publisher HarperCollins UK, as confirmed by the firm. An official for the firm commented: "Upon deliberation, and under the leadership of its recently appointed chief executive, HarperCollins UK has chosen to cease publishing future works by David Walliams." It has been reported that the conclusion was made after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour directed at women. The company did not confirm the reasons for its decision, noting: "We refrain from speaking about internal matters." A Highly Successful Publishing History Walliams is one of the UK's most best-selling authors for kids, having sold more than 60 million copies internationally in dozens of tongues. The debut children's novel from Walliams, *The Boy in the Dress*, came out under HarperCollins fifteen years ago. Some of his titles, for example *Gangsta Granny* and *Billionaire Boy*, have subsequently been turned into television films. To date, he has released more than 40 books altogether, including a festive story called *Santa & Son*, which was released through HarperCollins this past October. A Dual Career He first rose to fame on the broadcast sketch program *Little Britain* and has been honored with National Television Awards for his duties as an arbiter on *Britain's Got Talent*. He received an OBE back in 2017 for his services to charity and the arts. This development follows the appointment of Kate Elton as HarperCollins UK's recent CEO last fall.