YouTube turns off the cash for Russell Brand as comedian's work is pulled by the BBC
The BBC has removed some of Russell Brand's work from the iPlayer and Sounds sites and YouTube axed his monetisation after new claims against the comedian emerged.
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The BBC has removed some of Russell Brand's work from the iPlayer and Sounds sites and YouTube axed his monetisation after new claims against the comedian emerged.
Brand is no longer allowed to make money from his YouTube channel and stands to lose a lot of potential income.
"If a creator's off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action," YouTube said in a statement.
Russel Brand has stepped down from two of his businesses, One Arm Bandit and Mayfair Film Partnership Ltd, in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him.
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