Milo Yiannopoulos
British polemicist and political commentator (born 1984)
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- Milo Yiannopoulos ( yə- NOP -əl-əs ; né Hanrahan ; born 18 October 1984) is a British far-right political commentator, whose speeches and writings criticise Islam, feminism, and social justice.
- Yiannopoulos worked for Breitbart from 2014 to 2017.
- In July 2016, he was banned from Twitter for online harassment of actress Leslie Jones.
- According to emails by Yiannopoulos leaked by BuzzFeed News in late 2017, Yiannopoulos solicited white nationalists, such as American Renaissance editor Devin Saucier, for story ideas and editing suggestions during his tenure at Breitbart .
- Following backlash, Yiannopoulos resigned his position at Breitbart , his invitation to speak before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was rescinded, and Simon & Schuster cancelled a contract to publish his autobiography.
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WikipediaMilo Yiannopoulos ( yə-NOP-əl-əs; né Hanrahan; born 18 October 1984) is a British far-right political commentator, whose speeches and writings criticise Islam, feminism, and social justice. He is a former editor of Breitbart News, an American far-right news and opinion website.
Yiannopoulos worked for Breitbart from 2014 to 2017. During this time, he rose to prominence as a significant voice in the Gamergate controversy. In July 2016, he was banned from Twitter for online harassment of actress Leslie Jones. He was permanently banned from Facebook in 2019. According to emails by Yiannopoulos leaked by BuzzFeed News in late 2017, Yiannopoulos solicited white nationalists, such as American Renaissance editor Devin Saucier, for story ideas and editing suggestions during his tenure at Breitbart.
In 2017, video clips circulated of Yiannopoulos stating that sexual relationships between 13-year-old boys and adults could be "perfectly consensual" and positive experiences for adolescents. Following backlash, Yiannopoulos resigned his position at Breitbart, his invitation to speak before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was rescinded, and Simon & Schuster cancelled a contract to publish his autobiography. In response, Yiannopoulos condemned sexual abuse, stated that he was referring to adolescent gay males rather than prepubescent boys, and that his statements reflected a humorous means of handling his own sexual abuse and experience with a priest.
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