Russell Brand books are taken off the shelves by UK book shops - after one helped him get convicted of rape
Publishers have confirmed they have pulled Russell Brand's books from the shelves of book shops in the UK after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault.
The disgraced comedian and author, 51, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women.
He was cleared of two further counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Hodder & Stoughton, which published Brand's bestselling memoir My Booky Wook, is one of the several publishers who have since confirmed it has withdrawn his titles from sale.
My Booky Wook was the UK's Christmas No.1 bestseller in 2007 but returned to the spotlight during the trial, when jurors were shown extracts in which Brand boasted about his sexual exploits and attitudes towards women.
Prosecutors argued the passages supported the accounts of several of his accusers.
In one extract read to the jury, Brand said he would not have stopped until he got his 'birthright orgasm'.
Pan Macmillan, one of Britain's largest publishers, also said it was in the process of withdrawing Brand's books following his conviction.
Russell Brand pictured at Waterstones in Gatesshead's Metro Centre, as he attended a book signing for his new book Booky Wook 2 in 2010
Extracts from Brand's My Booky Wook were read to the court on Wednesday. The picture shows a young Brand
In a statement on Thursday, a spokesperson said: 'We recognise the courage it took for those who came forward, and our thoughts are with everyone affected by his crimes.'
The two affected titles are Brand's 2017 novel Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions and his 2019 book Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped.
The publisher is believed to have no remaining stock, with the book never reprinted because of a lack of demand. It will also stop selling Brand's book internationally.
Pan Macmillan refused to disclose whether Brand or his company would receive any further royalties from the titles, citing it as 'a matter of course'.
The publisher said it does not comment on authors' income.
HarperCollins, which released the follow-up, Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal, in 2010, also appears to have pulled its Brand titles, with the book no longer listed on the publisher's website.
HarperCollins has been approached for comment.
Canongate published The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a children's retelling of the classic fairytale illustrated by Chris Riddell, in 2014.
Russell Brand arrived at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, before his conviction later that day
Brand was interviewed by detectives in July last year when the allegations were put to him
Brand stands while listening to Judge Mr Justice Bennathan at Southwark Crown Court, London, as he is found guilty of raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three women
The publisher told the paper that the book has been out of print and unavailable in all formats, including ebook and audio editions, since September 2023.
Revolution, Brand's 2014 political manifesto, has also fallen out of print.
A spokesperson for Century, the Penguin Random House imprint that published the book, confirmed it is no longer available.
Elsewhere, UK book retailer Waterstones has pulled Brand's books from its stores shelves.
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'Following confirmation from the publishers that the books are being withdrawn from sale, we have removed title listings from our website,' a spokesperson said.
'Only a handful of copies remain in shops, which will be returned to the publisher in due course.'
However, Brand's latest book, How to Become a Christian in Seven Days, remains on sale.
Published in May, it was released by Tucker Carlson Books, an imprint launched by the former Fox News host in partnership with US publisher Skyhorse.
Skyhorse has been approached for comment.
Brand was found guilty of raping a 21-year-old fan after meeting her at a 2009 stand-up show at the Hammersmith Apollo.
He was also found guilty of groping another MTV worker during a party at a Soho bar in 2004, but not guilty of going on to orally rape her in a toilet.
Jurors found Brand guilty of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after meeting her in a corridor in 2005 and guilty of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker during a forced massage in 2009.
He was cleared of raping a woman he met at a cabaret show on the fringes of the 1999 Labour Party conference in Bournemouth and was found not guilty of trying to drag an MTV worker into a toilet to indecently assault her in 2001.
The judge, Mr Justice Bentham, told him: 'You've been convicted of a number of offences including rape. The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term.'
A conviction of rape can carry a life sentence, with standard maximum determinate sentences often reaching up to 19 years depending on the severity and guidelines.
Sexual assault convictions, meanwhile, carry a maximum sentence of 10 years per count.
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