Comedian David Walliams has been accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at a £5million party mansion in north London that was formerly owned by Oasis star Noel Gallagher. The allegation relates to an incident in August 2007, when Walliams is said to have driven the schoolgirl back to Supernova Heights, his five-storey townhouse in Belsize Park.
Allegations at Supernova Heights
Inside the property, Walliams is accused of sucking the teenager's breast and placing her hand down his trousers while he had an erection. The mansion, a Victorian terraced house at 8 Steele's Road, is best known as the home of Gallagher in the late 1990s, when it was associated with "non-stop" partying. Gallagher reportedly described it as a "bad advert for drugs if you went inside it".
The house was sold to actress Davinia Taylor in 1999, and Walliams bought it in 2005 for £3.2million. He restored the facade and created "double-and-triple-storey spaces" before putting it on the market in 2018 for £5.35million.
Claim by accuser named Jade
One accuser, named as Jade by ITV and The Guardian, said she was sexually assaulted by Walliams at Supernova Heights when she was 15 after he contacted her on MySpace. In August 2007, days after Walliams turned 36, the schoolgirl allegedly met him at Fresh & Wild, a grocery store and cafe in Soho, London.
She claimed Walliams asked if she had "ever had sex before" over coffee before kissing her "forcefully" on a side street as they walked towards the tube station. He then allegedly invited her back to Supernova Heights, where she recalled sitting on a large L-shaped sofa before being asked to come to the kitchen counter for a hug.
Jade said he then lifted her T-shirt, pulled down her bra, sucked her breast, and kissed her. She also alleged he put her hand down his trousers, and she could feel that he had an erection, so pulled away. "I wasn't ready for sex. I didn't want to do that with him or with anyone. I was very uncomfortable with my own body as well. And I didn't – I didn't want to be touched in that way at all. I mean, I was only a 15-year-old," she said.
Denial from Walliams
Walliams agreed to stop and allegedly told her they should wait until she turned 16. Lawyers for Walliams deny that he engaged in grooming young women and deny any sexual contact with Jade, saying allegations of serious criminal conduct are false.
