Russell Brand suspended from making money on YouTube over policy ‘violation’

YouTube has suspended the monetisation of Russell Brand’s channel following the string of allegations made against him. The platform said the suspension of monetisation was for ‘violating our Creator Responsibility policy’. In a statement, YouTube said: ‘We have suspended monetisation on Russell Brand’s channel for violating our Creator Responsibility policy. If a creator’s off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action to protect the community.’ The company said that it had suspended Brand’s channel from the YouTube Partner Program ‘following serious allegations against the creator. This action means the channel is no longer able to monetise on YouTube’. The decision applies to all channels that may be owned or operated by the 48-year-old, it added. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news visit: /news Follow our social media accounts here on facebook.com/DailyExpress and @daily_express