A talent agency and a women’s charity are among the organisations that have cut ties with Russell Brand in the past seven days.
The comedian, 48, has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse by multiple women, with the alleged offences taking place between 2003 and 2013.
The first allegations came from four women who featured in a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.
Brand, 48, vehemently denied those claims but other women have since come forward, with the Met Police confirming they received a separate sexual assault allegation on Monday.
Brand performed a stand-up gig as the Dispatches film aired on Saturday but he has laid low since.
Meanwhile, a slew of organisations have pressed pause on – or entirely halted – their work with the star.
His management company
Tavistock Wood announced its decision to “terminate professional ties” with Brand hours before Saturday night’s Dispatches film aired.
The talent and literary agency, which also counts Alicia Vikander and Charles Dance among its clients, was first made aware of one sexual assault allegation against Brand in 2020.
In a statement issued on Saturday afternoon, it said Brand “categorically and vehemently denied the allegation made in 2020”.
“We now believe we were horribly misled by him,” it added.
Tour promoters
As Dispatches aired, Brand performed a sold-out gig at a theatre in northwest London but the remaining dates were soon called off.
The comedian had been due to perform his Bipolarisation comedy set at the Theatre Royal in Windsor on Tuesday, with more dates scheduled in Wolverhampton and Plymouth later this month.
But tour promoters said in a statement on Monday: “We are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows, we don’t like doing it – but we know you’ll understand.”
Ticket holders have been promised full refunds.
YouTube
One of the simplest – and most lucrative – ways to make money on YouTube is by securing advertisers, whose promotional clips appear at the start, end and midway through an original video.
Creators are paid based on how many times an advert is viewed and while earnings can vary wildly, Brand’s 6.6 million-strong subscriber list means his channel – where he’s posted more than 2,400 videos – is estimated to have been generating anything between $70,000 (£57,000) and $1m (£810,000) a year.
In light of the allegations against Brand, YouTube has suspended adverts on all of his channels, which include his main page, Football Is Nice and the spirituality-focused Awakening With Russell.
YouTube sponsors
Sticker Mule and Vivobarefoot – two of the 10 companies that have sponsored videos on Brand’s YouTube channel - have said they will no longer work with the star.
An advert for Sticker Mule, a custom label maker company, appears under one of Brand’s most recent videos, in which he accuses Joe Biden of lying about where he was the day after 9/11.
The company said it “suspended their relationship with Russell Brand pending further information” while Vivobarefoot, a “minimalist running shoe company”, has “stopped” any upcoming activity with Brand.
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Bluebird publishers
Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird has “paused” all work with the comedian.
Bluebird has published self-help books by Brand, including Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions and Mentors: How To Help And Be Helped, and was to publish another – Recovery: The Workbook – in December 2025.
It is currently unclear if the book will be released.
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Trevi women’s charity
Devon-based charity Trevi helps vulnerable mothers struggling with drug addiction and worked with Brand for a year before cutting ties with him over the weekend.
It said: “Today’s media revelations have been difficult to process but our priority remains and continues to be the safety and well-being of all women and girls now and in the future.
“We have ended our association with Russell Brand and the Stay Free Foundation.
“As a charity whose values put women’s voices at the heart of what we do, we always prioritise supporting women affected by violence and abuse and empower them to live without violence and fear.”
The charity added that women in need support as Brand dominates headlines should contact The Survivor Pathway.
Wanderlust Festival
Brand had been due to headline Australia’s Wanderlust Festival in February 2024 but in a statement issued on Wednesday, the event’s organiser said it “agreed” Brand will no longer appear at the festival.
