Music legend's induction into Hall of Fame axed after defending Russell Brand

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Last month, a statement from the Beatles Museum announced that McNabb would be inducted into the Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame on November 19. The Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame,…

Ian McNabb's induction into the Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame has been axed after he made a post defending Russell Brand. McNabb, who found fame fronting Liverpool band The Icicle Works in the 1980s, claimed Brand had been "stitched up" after he was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. Days after McNabb, 66, took to social media in support of Brand, organisers confirmed they have withdrawn plans to honour the Mossley Hill-born musician. A spokesperson for the Liverpool Beatles Museum said: "Under the circumstances, Ian McNabb will not be inducted."

Last month, a statement from the Beatles Museum announced that McNabb would be inducted into the Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame on November 19.

The Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame, located at the Beatles museum, celebrates the individuals who have helped shape the cultural identity of the city and its surrounding areas.

"Ian McNabb will be inducted into the Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame at the Liverpool Beatles Museum - Mathew Street on Thursday the 19th of November," the statement said.

After Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (November 9), McNabb fiercely defended the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star online.

"Russell Brand is being stitched up for his outspoken views. He got close to the target, and he has a big audience," he wrote.

"I know people who were in his orbit, and girls were throwing themselves at him every night. If that happened to me, I know what I would do.

"Yer pays yer money, yer takes yer chance. If you want to hang out with the artist, don’t cry when you’re in the picture."

McNabb added: "All these chicks who turn up at these situations know exactly what’s going on. The ones who decided they were done badly to - ten years after the event - are the worst."

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