YouTube Stops Russell Brand , From Monetizing His Channel.
On Sept. 19, YouTube said it "suspended monetization" on the 48-year-old's channel for allegedly violating its "creator responsibility policy.".
If a creator’s off-platform behavior harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action to protect the community, YouTube, via statement.
The action comes as Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assault by four women.
Brand, who has 6.6 million YouTube subscribers,
also has a podcast in which he examines
"the ulterior truth behind our constructed reality.".
He has denied the allegations against him and
accused the media of orchestrating "a coordinated attack"
to bring him down because of the topics he openly
talks about on his channels, NBC News reports. .
It’s been clear to me, or at least it feels to me, like there’s a serious and concerted agenda to control these kinds of spaces and these kind of voices, and I mean my voice along with your voice, Russell Brand, on the 'Stay Free with Russell Brand' podcast.
The BBC has also removed some
of its content featuring Brand.
Additionally, Brand was dropped by Tavistock
Wood Management Agency because they felt
"horribly misled" by the comedian-turned-influencer. .
Brand's current comedy tour, 'Bipolarisation,' has been suspended as well.
We are postponing these few
remaining addiction charity
fundraiser shows, we don’t like doing
it — but we know you’ll understand, Russell Brand's management, via statement