Comedian and actor Russell Brand’s live tour “Bipolarisation” has been postponed. <\/p>\n
The first show to be affected is at the Theatre Royal Windsor. The theater management team shared the following statement on Monday from the promoters of Brand’s “Bipolarisation” tour: “We are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows, we don’t like doing it – but we know you’ll understand.”<\/p>\n
Brand was due to perform the show on Tuesday. It was sold out. He reportedly performed to an audience of 2000 at Wembley, London on Saturday. <\/p>\n
The allegations against Brand were first made in a joint investigation by The Times of London, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 documentary “Dispatches” over the weekend. They saw four women accuse Brand of sexual assault and, in one case, rape.<\/p>\n
The BBC and Banijay, who employed the comedian at the time the incidents were said to have taken place, have launched an investigation into the claims.<\/p>\n
Brand has strenuously denied the allegations. He pre-emptively denied the allegations in a YouTube video titled “So, This Is Happening,” where he said he “absolutely refutes” the “litany of astonishing, rather baroque, attacks.”<\/p>\n
On Monday, his publishing deal with Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird was suspended following allegations the star had repeatedly sexually assaulted women.<\/p>\n
In a statement to The Bookseller, a rep for Bluebird said: “These are very serious allegations and in the light of them, Bluebird has taken the decision to pause all future publishing with Russell Brand.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the London Metropolitan police has received a report about an assault that allegedly took place in 2003. A police spokesperson said: “Officers are in contact with the woman and will be providing her with support.”<\/p>\n
The “Bipolarisation” show is described thus: “Rules and rule breaking! Democracy and freedom! We reach conclusions from mass confusion by polling the live audience. We want to hear YOUR opinion. After amassing a movement of 25 million people across his digital channels, the Community festival and the live show Stay Free; the cultural and political commentator and award-winning British comedian is back on stage.”<\/p>\n