Publisher drops Russell Brand over sexual assault claims

The publisher that previously released a book by Russell Brand is cutting ties with the comedian for the foreseeable future.

The Guardian, citing The Bookseller, reports that the revelation that four women have made rape and sexual assault allegations against Brand is behind the move.

Bluebird, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, was going to publish a follow-up book to Brand's 2017 self-help book Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions this winter.

The original work is still listed as for sale, and Bluebird hasn't commented on whether it would stop selling the title.

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