YouTube is temporarily preventing comedian Russell Brand from making money from his videos following multiple allegations of rape and sexual assault against him.
In recent years, Brand has focused his attention on his YouTube channel, which has been accused of promoting conspiracy theories, including some related to the coronavirus pandemic.
YouTube also said its governance procedures prohibited creators from using new or alternative channels to "circumventAllyson Stewart-Allen, a marketing and branding expert at consultancy International Marketing Partners, said YouTube was "rightly" placing distance between itself and the comedian's "toxic brand."
On Monday, London's Metropolitan Police said it was investigating an allegation of sexual assault by Brand. A woman reported the assault, alleged to have taken place in 2003, to the Met Sunday, after the the joint media report was released, the police force noted. A BBC spokesperson said Sunday that the British broadcaster was "urgently looking into" issues raised in the Channel 4 documentary. Brand worked on BBC radio programs between 2006 and 2008.
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