NEW: Publisher drops Woody Allen's memoir amid Ronan Farrow criticism, employee protests
Hachette Book Group has decided not to move forward with publishing Woody Allen's memoir, intended for release in April.
The statement continued:"Also, as a company, we are committed to offering a stimulating, supportive and open work environment for all our staff. Over the past few days, HBG leadership had extensive conversations with our staff and others. After listening, we came to the conclusion that moving forward with publication would not be feasible for HBG."
Farrow shared on Twitter that he was "disappointed" that Hachette went behind his back to obtain Allen's memoir, which he claims hasn't been fact checked. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist said his sister Dylan – who has long accused Allen of molesting her as a child – was never contacted by any fact checkers to verify her father's memoir."Unbelievably overwhelmed and so incredibly grateful for the solidarity demonstrated by @HachetteUS and @littlebrown employees today, she wrote to her unverified Twitter account. "From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
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