Wow, that's... impressive asshattery. I suppose that was the expected next step, though. (And they're surprised at the rise in pirating?)

Harper Collins is also the publisher with a morals clause; they want the right to cancel publication and demand repayment of the advance if "Author’s conduct evidences a lack of due regard for public conventions and morals, or Author commits a crime or any other act that will tend to bring Author into serious contempt, and such behavior would materially damage the Work’s reputation or sales".