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Are the two linked? Presumably a leaked recording could be a data protection issue... If so, it'd be a bit cheeky suing over the thing that got you sacked but his lawyers clearly have an angle of attack they think will work (or get settled out of court).
It's funny because he has made a career out of being rude to people (and writing kid's books) and that is why he got hired for the show (I assume - I don't watch it, so he could be handing out advice on how to break into children's publishing). So sacking him for it seems a little... rude.
It's pretty impressive to be sacked for being rude and obnoxious when one of your co-hosts is Simon Cowell.
Next he should host next to Jeremy Clarkson and we can see how long he lasts. If he managed to get fired from that as well, then he has a gift.
Perhaps they want to make a point, that if someone were to obtain footage or other content of Walliams behaving inappropriately by means such as this, that they would immediately bat it down in a similar way.
Yes, I imagine celebrity's lawyers have been running this kind of interference for their clients since the dawn of camera phones, presumably we don't hear about the majority of cases as people are paid off and NDAed. It's a different issue when it's a production company.
I've never trusted this slimeball. He uses sexual harassment as a comedy tool and plays on old homophobic stereotypes. It's always wound me up, but I've just always had this feeling that he's a villain off screen.
100% would not be surprised to find out these contestants we young.
I'm just waiting for his downfall.
Also, I probably think there's probably a difference between making rude remarks in an expected forum as a part of a judges critic for entertainment, i.e. when we all think it's for show and he's playing a bit of a character, versus making rude remarks behind the scenes and he'd be expected to be out of character and be more amicable.