Hachette workers protest publishing of Woody Allen’s memoir

• Dozens of workers at Hachette Book Group walked out of the corporate’s Midtown Manhattan workplaces on Thursday to protest the publishing of Woody Allen’s memoir.
• Hachette imprint Grand Central Publishing introduced Monday that they’d be striking out the director’s memoir on April 7.
• During the #MeToo motion, Allen’s daughter Dylan renewed an accusation that he molested her when she was once a kid. Allen hasn’t denied the allegation.
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Dozens of workers on the Hachette publishing space staged a walkout on Thursday, to protest the corporate’s resolution to unencumber Woody Allen’s memoir subsequent month.

On Monday, Hachette imprint Grand Central Publishing introduced that they’d be publishing Allen’s “Apropos of Nothing” on April 7.

The announcement led to Allen’s son, journalist Ronan Farrow, to announce on Twitter that he can be reducing his ties to Hachette. The corporate printed his ebook at the #MeToo motion, “Catch and Kill.”

Farrow has been an ardent supporter of his sister Dylan, who has accused their father of molesting her when she was once a kid. Allen has denied the allegation and identified time and again that he was once investigated and not charged with a criminal offense.

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A Twitter consumer posted an image of the protest Thursday afternoon, announcing “75 plus employees” determined to stroll out in team spirit with Ronan and Dylan Farrow, in addition to survivors of sexual attack.

In a remark to the Hollywood Reporter, Hachette stated: “We respect and understand the perspective of our employees who have decided to express their concern over the publication of this book. We will engage our staff in a fuller discussion about this at the earliest opportunity.”

According to the New York Post, the protest took place after workers to begin with stormed as much as human assets to bitch.

Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch stated he deliberate to carry the city corridor to provide an explanation for the verdict to workers. But when “none of the senior leadership would stand with him,” group of workers individuals walked out of the place of work, a supply informed the Post.

“The staff felt so strongly about this and wanted to do this for Ronan, Dylan, and all survivors of sexual assault.”