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<\/p>\nDAVID\u00a0Walliams\u00a0was part of the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent for a decade.<\/p>\n
However in November 2022, fans were left shocked when David Walliams suddenly quit after behind-the-scenes comments he made were made public.<\/p>\n
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On September 26, 2023, The Sun exclusively revealed that David Walliams was seeking significant damages after he was dropped from Britain's Got Talent.<\/p>\n
He stepped down from his role as judge on the ITV show after a transcript of comments he made about contestants during a break in filming were made public in November 2022.<\/p>\n
In the leaked transcripts David Walliams called one OAP a "c***" three times and said of another: "She thinks you want to f*** her, but you don't."<\/p>\n
The remarks were picked up on his microphone during auditions at the London Palladium in January 2020.<\/p>\n
His comments were the only instances of derogatory remarks about contestants in the leaked transcripts from three episodes.\u00a0<\/p>\n There is no suggestion that Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, or Amanda Holden made offensive remarks about contestants.<\/p>\n ITV later said it does not\u00a0"condone" the language used and had spoken to producers of BGT.<\/p>\n David apologised after the comments were made public, and he then went on to resign from his job.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It was then revealed in September 2023 that David had launched legal action against the BGT production company, Fremantle, over the damaging leak.<\/p>\n The entertainer and his lawyers argued the comments were part of private conversations that were never intended for broadcast.<\/p>\n He accused them of a data protection breach over the leaked transcript which ended his BGT judging career.<\/p>\n Then on November 27, 2023, it was revealed how the TV comic had sensationally secured a huge payout following his lawsuit.<\/p>\n It is reported he has reached an\u00a0out of court settlement\u00a0with makers Fremantle Media which is said to be a seven-figure sum.<\/p>\n David – who was represented by top legal firm Brandsmiths – also\u00a0won an apology from the producers\u00a0after they admitted "recording, transcribing and retaining" his every word whilst on the show.<\/p>\n He accused\u00a0BGT\u00a0bosses of keeping private information that had no relevance to the show.<\/p>\n David said he had no idea his mic was "kept on and recording" throughout the whole filming day, including breaks, during his time as a judge.<\/p>\n The TV star, who lodged the lawsuit under his real name David Edward Williams, won damages for a breach of his data protection rights.<\/p>\n Fremantle will also destroy all of the recordings and transcripts it holds relating to him.<\/p>\n David stepped down from BGT in November 2022, following the leak.<\/p>\n In a statement issued before he quit,\u00a0he\u00a0said: "I would like to apologise to the people I made disrespectful comments about during breaks in filming for Britain's Got Talent in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n "These were private conversations and – like most conversations with friends – were never intended to be shared. Nevertheless, I am sorry."<\/p>\n David joined the talent show in 2012, and was a judge on the show for decade.<\/p>\n He first joined BGT alongside pop star Alesha, with the pair replacing Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-21150776.jpg\")
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