Moment Jonathan Ross jokes about David Walliams 'going home with 15-year-olds' at 2004 comedy awards

This is the moment Jonathan Ross joked about 15-year-olds 'going home with David Walliams' at a comedy awards ceremony. Walliams, who was today unmasked as the celebrity who tried to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct against teenage girls, was filmed throwing his head back in laughter at the remark.Mr Ross made the joke at the British Comedy Awards in 2004, when Little Britain - which Walliams created and starred in alongside Matt Lucas – was awarded Best TV Comedy.'The comedy awards is 15 years old – 15 years old!' Mr Ross told the audience.'And like most 15-year-olds, it's drunk, it's unpredictable and it's probably going home with David Walliams.'In the clip, Walliams appears relaxed and seemingly enjoying himself, dressed in a black dinner jacket and bow tie. Mr Ross, responding through lawyers, said he did not write the joke himself but just delivered it. It comes as an investigation by ITV and The Guardian today accused Walliams of preying on teenage girls, allegations which he denies. Walliams had sought a High Court injunction to prevent publication of the claims, arguing he would take his own life if the allegations became public. David Walliams, who was today unmasked as the celebrity who tried to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct, was filmed throwing his head back in laughter at the remark Mr Ross made the joke at the British Comedy Awards in December 2004, when Little Britain, which Walliams created and starred in – was awarded Best TV Comedy The moment Alex, then 15, met Walliams at a Little Britain fan event. Walliams was dressed as his character LouOne accuser, named as Jade, alleges she was sexually assaulted by the comedian when she was 15 after he contacted her online.Jade claims they met in Soho before he drove her to his home in his Aston Martin.She alleges she was sexually assaulted by Walliams at Supernova Heights, the mansion once owned by Oasis star Noel Gallagher.'He asked me to come over and gave me a hug. That's when he kissed me,' Jade alleged of Walliams, who was 36 at the time.'He lifted my top up and sucked on my breast and then tried to put my hand down his trousers. That's when I pulled away and said, 'No'. He had an erection at the time,' she said.'I wasn't ready for sex. I didn't want to do that, with him or with anyone. I didn't want to be touched in that way at all. I mean, I was only a 15-year-old.'She claimed she had confided in him that she had previously been sexually abused by someone else as a child, and that he responded: 'Sorry to hear that.'Jade said she considers what she alleges happened to her to have been 'sexual assault' and 'grooming', adding: 'It's completely wrong in every way.'Another woman, identified only as Alex, claims Walliams began contacting her when she was 15 and studying for her mock GCSEs after meeting her at a Little Britain fan event, where he was dressed as his character Lou.The moment they met was captured on camera. They began a sexual relationship around two years later when she was 17.Walliams, pictured last month, is accused of abusing his status to target girls and young women. He denies the claims Asked how she feels about him now, she said: 'I want to vomit. I hate him. My body reacts when I think about it. It's like a trauma response. I think I was groomed. 100 per cent.'Former Britain's Got Talent judge Walliams launched a High Court bid to prevent the media reporting the allegations, prompting fevered speculation online about his identity.However, a judge dismissed his claim last week and Walliams did not lodge an appeal before Monday's 4.30pm deadline. ITV and The Guardian named him at midday on Tuesday.Walliams has today vehemently denied abusing his position as a celebrity in relationships with women, but acknowledged that he had at times 'behaved thoughtlessly'.In a statement to ITV News and The Guardian, the comedian said: 'Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with. 'I realise I did not always take people's feelings properly into account. That is something I regret.'Whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something that I never did.'I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law. I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.'