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June 12, 2025By Katy Hershberger

David Walliams Gives Nazi Salute at TV Recording

June 12, 2025By Katy Hershberger

Bestselling British children’s author and actor David Walliams did a Nazi salute twice at a taping of a Christmas comedy special, the Times reports. During a taping of Would I Lie To You?, a panel member shared an anecdote about spraining her wrist from waving. Walliams “joined in with increasingly vigorous waves, culminating in him holding his arm out in a Nazi salute.” The host of the show “reprimanded” Walliams, but he made the gesture again, “embellishing it with a sexual twist.” The BBC and the show’s production company, Zeppotron, said that the footage will never air. “Any attempt at […]

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