# Friends of Russell Brand and David Walliams are unusually quiet

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/friends-of-russell-brand-and-david-walliams-are-unusually-quiet/
- Published: 2026-11-13T13:02:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T13:23:26+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/opinion/david-walliams-russell-brand-celebrity-allegations-kelvin-mackenzie
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- A commentary questions friends’ and colleagues’ silence over allegations.
- Several former Britain’s Got Talent colleagues are named.
- Jonathan Ross says he was unaware of the men’s conduct.

## Summary

A commentary argues that several prominent colleagues and friends of David Walliams and Russell Brand have stayed silent amid allegations concerning both men. It questions whether those who worked closely with them had any reason to suspect misconduct, while criticising their lack of public comment.

The piece names Matt Lucas, Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon, noting their past professional links to Walliams and their recent silence. It says Cowell has had no contact with Walliams since he left Britain’s Got Talent in 2022. Jonathan Ross, who says he was unaware of either man’s conduct when they were friends, is treated differently by the writer, who questions his past handling of a joke about Walliams and calls for him to take time off screen.

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