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David Walliams' 'harmful' Chinese character to be axed from stories following backlash
showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterDavid Walliams' children's book has been criticised for including the "harmful" story about Brian Wong, Who Was Never Ever Wrong.The book, titled The World's Worst Children, was slammed by podcaster Georgie Ma, who claimed the segment about Brian normalised "jokes on minorities from a young age".Georgie also hit out at the narrative, claiming it created "negative stereotypes" - including his name and even the way the character had been animated.As a result of backlash, Brian Wong will now be axed from the sequel next year.The character who is of Chinese heritage is drawn wearing thick glasses and loves mathematics.In the story, Brian is described as being "the