Honest Trailers creator Andy Signore fired over sexual abuse allegations

'There is simply no justification for his egregious and intolerable behaviour'

Andy Signore, the creator of popular YouTube series 'Honest Trailers,' has been fired in the wake of numerous allegations of attempted sexual abuse and harassment.

In a statement, Defy Media - the owner of online channel ScreenJunkies - said: “There is simply no justification for his egregious and intolerable behaviour."

“We are acting swiftly to address the concerns of the people affected, and that going forward, our community is free of harassment or discrimination of any kind.”

Two allegations against Signore manifested on social media with two women deciding to speak up after the fallout of The New York Times investigation which detailed decades-worth of harassment accusations faced by film producer Harvey Weinstein. The 65-year-old was fired effective immediately on Monday (9 October).

Emma Bower claimed that while interning for Signore's website ScreenJunkies, he made inappropriate comments including one about masturbating over photos of her and in front of her - remarks he later tried to make out were a joke.

Signore is also accused of attempting to sexually assault April Dawn after she was flown out to Los Angeles to appear on Screen Junkies' Movie Fights YouTube series in 2015, an alleged incident she claims the company's HR department failed to take seriously

Dawn has also accused signore of threatening to fire her boyfriend Josh Tapia - an engineer for the site - should she speak out.

In the wake of these allegations, Defy Media vowed to conduct 'a thorough investigation“ into the allegations against Signore who initially had his employment suspended.

Signore's 'Honest Trailers' series is famed for breaking down films in a mocking way gaining more than 157 million views since launching in 2012.