Russell Brand postponed the remaining dates of a comedy tour on Monday, two days after British news organizations published an investigation in which several women accused him of sexual assault. Brand was scheduled to perform two shows as part of his “Bipolarisation” tour of Britain this week. Brand on Tuesday, the comedian’s promoters said the tour’s remaining dates would not go ahead. Brand denied what he called “serious criminal allegations” against him in a video posted to his YouTube channel. That statement was released shortly before three British news organizations published an investigation in which four women accused him of sexual assault, including one accusation of rape.

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Persons: Russell Brand, Brand Organizations: Theater Royal Windsor, YouTube Locations: Britain