A leading publisher said Friday it had decided not to release an autobiography of Woody Allen, who has long been accused of molesting his daughter, following an outcry and a staff walkout. "The decision to cancel Mr. Allen's book was a difficult one," Hachette said in a statement emailed to AFP, adding it would return all of the rights to the author. Oscar-winning filmmaker Allen, 84, was cleared of the charges, first leveled by his then-partner Mia Farrow, after two separate months-long investigations, and has consistently denied the abuse. cat-pdh/acb