Mark Halperin’s Book on the 2016 Election Canceled Amid Sexual Harassment Accusations

Cancellation follows HBO’s decision to ax miniseries based on book

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Another company has distanced itself from Mark Halperin amid multiple sexual harassment accusations leveled at the political analyst and “Game Change” author.

Halperin, who was suspended from his contributor gig at MSNBC on Wednesday, has now lost the publisher for his book about the 2016 presidential election.

“In light of the recent news regarding Mark Halperin, the Penguin Press has decided to cancel our plans to publish a book he was co-authoring on the 2016 election,” Penguin Press said in a statement tweeted by CNN reporter Oliver Darcy.

The untitled book was to be co-authored by John Heilemann, who had also collaborated with Halperin on “Game Change” and “Double Down,” an account of the 2012 election.

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