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Russell Brand’s book publisher said it is pausing all future publishing with the British actor and comedian amid explosive allegations of sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse.
A rep for Bluebird, the imprint of UK publisher Pan Macmillan, told The Bookseller Monday: “These are very serious allegations and in the light of them, Bluebird has taken the decision to pause all future publishing with Russell Brand.”
Under his deal with Pan Macmillan, Brand published “Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions” in 2018, with a new version of the book set to be published in May 2024.
Now, the future of Brand’s book, which covers the entertainer’s recovery from his addictions to heroin and alcohol, is unclear.
The “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” actor was accused of raping, sexually assaulting and abusing four women between 2006 and 2013 — and one victim was a 16-year-old he allegedly called “the child,” a bombshell investigation revealed over the weekend.
Brand, 48, denied the joint report by UK outlets the Times, the Sunday Times and Channel 4 “Dispatches,” in a video the actor uploaded on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Since the explosive report was published, the BBC and entertainment company Banijay, which employed the comedian at the time the incidents were said to have taken place, have launched an investigation into the claims.
Brand, who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a comedian before booking roles in Hollywood films including “Rock of Ages” alongside Tom Cruise, has written numerous books over the years, published by a variety of publishers.
He penned an autobiography, “My Booky Wook,” in 2007, published by Hodder & Stoughton, and its sequel, “BookyWook 2,” in 2011, published by HarperCollins.
In 2015, he wrote a political tome titled “Revolution,” published by Cornerstone, as well as making his children’s literature debut with “The Pied Piper of Hamelin.”
Russell Brand sexual assault allegations
Brand was accused of raping, sexually assaulting and abusing four women over the course of seven years from 2006 to 2013.
- One woman, identified as “Nadia,” alleged the “Get Him to the Greek” star raped her against the wall of his Los Angeles home in 2012 and that she was treated at a rape crisis center the same day, according to medical records cited by news outlets.
- Another accuser, who was 16 at the time and is known only by the pseudonym “Alice,” alleged the then-31-year-old called her “the child” and assaulted her during their “emotionally abusive and controlling” three-month relationship, according to the report.
- A woman identified as “Phoebe” claimed he sexually assaulted her at his property in West Hollywood after they met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, according to the Times of London. Brand allegedly trapped her in a bedroom and chased her around before pinning her down and assaulting her.
- The star’s ex-girlfriend Jordan Martin made similar accusations in her self-published 2014 book “kNot: Entanglement with a Celebrity.” She claims he sexually assaulted her at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester, England, after becoming angry that she had spoken to an ex-boyfriend in 2007.
- Pop star Dannii Minogue angrily labeled Brand a “vile predator” as far back as 2006 — accusing him of creeping her out by perving over her “fabulous breasts” and refusing to “take no for an answer.”
Brand denied the allegations in a video on YouTube and X, formerly Twitter, alerting fans to “serious criminal” allegations that he said would be made against him.
“Amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks, are some very serious allegations that I absolutely refute,” Branded shared. “The relationships I had were absolutely, always consensual.”
While the investigation proceeds, YouTube has suspended Brand from making money on the video streaming site, his pub “Crown Inn,” located in Pishill, Britain, has been temporarily shut down and BBC has formally launched a review into the comedian’s time at the network.
Following the stunning report, Brand’s former talent agency, Tavistock Wood, has severed ties with the actor, telling the Daily Mail it believes it was “horribly misled.”
The then-16-year-old who has accused Brand of sexual assault claims to have contacted the actor’s literary agent and Tavistock Wood co-founder about the incident back in 2020.
“Russell Brand categorically and vehemently denied the allegation made in 2020, but we now believe we were horribly misled by him,” the agency said in a statement to the Daily Mail. “TW has terminated all professional ties to Brand.”
Brand’s roller-coaster career, which has spanned nearly three decades, has been riddled with controversies, including explosive outbursts, sex and drug addiction and fiery political rants.
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