YouTube suspended the comic and actor Russell Model on Tuesday from creating wealth from movies posted to the social media platform, three days after British information organizations revealed an investigation through which a number of ladies accused Mr. Model of sexual assault.
The channel is a probably important supply of earnings for Mr. Model, who was incomes cash by way of ads and paid promotions.
A spokeswoman for YouTube stated in an e mail that Mr. Model, whose channel on the platform has 6.6 million subscribers, was suspended for violating YouTube’s “creator duty coverage.”
“If a creator’s off-platform habits harms our customers, workers or ecosystem, we take motion to guard the neighborhood,” the spokeswoman stated.
The spokeswoman didn’t reply to an inquiry about how lengthy the suspension would final.
Mr. Model on Friday posted a clip to his channel denying what he known as “critical prison allegations.” That assertion was launched the day earlier than The Instances of London and Sunday Instances of London newspapers, and Dispatches, a TV program, revealed their joint investigation through which 4 ladies accused Mr. Model of sexual assault, together with one accusation of rape.
Mr. Model as soon as was a TV and radio star in Britain and in 2007 revealed a best-selling memoir. He had a quick Hollywood profession that included a task within the 2008 rom-com “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” however he has currently pivoted to creating on-line movies, operating wellness occasions and touring comedy reveals.
Whereas Mr. Model’s earlier stand-up routines had a broadly left-wing focus, skewering the British institution and inspecting topics like social inequality, he has lately shifted to content material extra aligned with conservative speaking factors, usually seeming to focus on an American viewers. On YouTube, current movies have included Mr. Model discussing his skepticism towards Covid-19 vaccines and dissecting his personal appearances on Fox Information.
Mr. Model additionally hosts a present on Rumble, a social media community related to conservative voices, however he didn’t seem for a scheduled broadcast on Monday.
