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YouTube has suspended adverts connected the comedian's videos, portion circuit promoters postpone upcoming unrecorded dates. The comedian has besides been dropped by his endowment agency.
YouTube has suspended British comedian Russell Brand's channels from making wealth from adverts for "violating" its "creator work policy".
The quality comes aft the comedian and histrion was accused of rape and intersexual assaults betwixt 2006 and 2013.
Known for his risqué standup routines, Brand, 48, denies allegations of intersexual battle made by 4 women successful a Channel 4 tv documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers. The accusers, who person not been named, see 1 who said she was sexually assaulted erstwhile she was 16. Another pistillate says Brand raped her successful Los Angeles successful 2012.
London's Metropolitan Police unit said that since the allegations were made nationalist it had received “a study of a intersexual battle which was alleged to person taken spot successful Soho successful cardinal London successful 2003."
"If a creator's off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees oregon ecosystem, we instrumentality action," a YouTube spokesperson said today.
The determination besides comes aft the remaining shows of Brand's Bipolarisation circuit were postponed.
The circuit promoters said successful a statement: "We are postponing these fewer remaining addiction foundation fundraiser shows, we don't similar doing it - but we cognize you'll understand."
In a video connection released past Friday successful effect to the media claims, Brand said that his relationships were “always consensual.”
Max Blain, spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, said the claims were “very superior and concerning.” Conservative legislator Caroline Nokes, who chairs the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee, urged constabulary successful some Britain and the United States to analyse the “incredibly shocking” allegations.
Brand has been dropped by endowment bureau Tavistock Wood, which said it had been “horribly misled” by him, portion steadfast Bluebird, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, said it had decided to “pause” aboriginal publishing with Brand.
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