Jian Ghomeshi is dropped by his publisher

Jian Ghomeshi, the high-profile Canadian radio host recently fired from his job amid allegations of sexual assault, has now lost his publisher too.

Publishers Weekly reports that the former host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation show “Q” has been dropped by Penguin Random House Canada, which will not publish his next book. The press had previously published Ghomeshi’s memoir “1982.”

Ghomeshi was also recently replaced as host of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards. His replacement, Rick Mercer, says he doesn’t plan to talk about Ghomeshi during the ceremony.

Since being let go by the CBC, nine women, including the author Reva Seth, and one man have publicly accused Ghomeshi of misconduct, including workplace sexual harassment and physical and sexual assault. In a long post on Facebook, Ghomeshi denied the allegations, writing that while he engages in “rough sex,” including bondage and sadomasochism, he’s never assaulted anybody.

Toronto police are investigating the allegations; no charges have been filed. Ghomeshi is suing the CBC for $50 million, claiming general and punitive damages for breach of confidence and bad faith, among other things, the Toronto Star reports.

Ghomeshi was best known in Canada as the host of “Q,” but he’s been a familiar name in Ontario since the early 1990s, when he was a member of the novelty folk band Moxy Fruvous. One of the band’s most familiar songs was “My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors,” which name-drops Canadian writers such as Margaret Atwood, Robertson Davies, and W.P. Kinsella.