Another celebrity has desperately sought to hide her identity while facing accusations of “multiple victims”.
Unlike David Walliams, who was unmasked on Tuesday after his application to the High Court in London was rejected, the second mysterious star obtained his warrant of silence, journalist Justine Smith said on the “Private Eye” podcast.
Although Smith did not elaborate on the nature of the individual’s alleged crimes, she claimed during Tuesday’s episode that the person targeted “many, many victims.”
The journalist, who recorded the interview before the sexual misconduct allegations against Walliams became public, said: “There are currently two men who cannot be named. One for the most recent proceedings, and another for several months.”
“In both cases, there are injunctions to report anything,” she continued. “Both multiple, multiple victims. Both in the public eye.”
Smith added that one of them had “managed to obtain an injunction (which was) very heavily enforced (on) anyone who dared to say anything about it.”
She continued: “We know this man is potentially abusing other people and there is nothing we can do to report it.”
News broke in October that a mystery star, eventually named Walliams, was trying to stop the media from publishing allegations against him.
The actor’s lawyer claimed last month that their client was “very likely” to kill himself if identified – and that he had already been hospitalized “for months” after two attempts.
However, opposing counsel argued that Walliams’ alleged victims “were traumatized by the plaintiff’s alleged conduct and suffered mental health crises and mental illnesses as a result.”
Although a judge denied the request, Walliams was able to appeal. However, he missed the deadline, leading the Guardian to name him on Tuesday.
According to the outlet, he was accused of manipulating several women – including two he met when he was 15 – for sexual purposes.
The bestselling children’s book author insisted he was not a “sexual predator” in a statement to the outlet, admitting he had “regrets” for “behaving in a reckless manner towards other people with whom he had casual sex.”
Walliams added: “While an imbalance of power is inevitable when a party is famous, abusing that power is another thing entirely, and something I have never done.
“I did not break the law,” he continued, “but I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 or 20 years ago are now expressing their pain or anger towards me. »
His legal team also denied allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace behavior.
Walliams, notably, was dropped by HarperCollins in 2025 after the publisher launched an internal investigation into his alleged “inappropriate behavior” towards young female employees.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line to 741741.
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