Hachette announced Friday it has decided to cancel the release and return the book’s rights to Allen.
“The decision to cancel Mr. Allens book was a difficult one,” Hachette said in a statement.
“At HBG we take our relationships with authors very seriously, and do not cancel books lightly.
Woody Allen announces retirement from filmmaking.Credit: Epsilon/Getty Images
We have published and will continue to publish many challenging books.
“Over the past few days, HBG leadership had extensive conversations with our staff and others.
The move comes in the wake of substantial backlash over the decision to publish the controversial filmmaker’s memoir.
(Hachette’s imprint Little, Brown and Company published Ronan’s bookCatch and Killlast year.)
Ronan Farrow also denounced Hachette on Twitter, indicating he would cut ties with the publisher.
Representatives for Ronan Farrow did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
