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Yiannopoulos Loses Book Deal

February 20, 2017 at 5:24 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Simon & Schuster is canceling the publication of Dangerous by Milo Yiannopoulos, according to USA Today.

Yiannopoulos received a $250,000 advance for the book.

Yiannopoulos to the Hollywood Reporter in December: “I met with top execs at Simon & Schuster earlier in the year and spent half an hour trying to shock them with lewd jokes and outrageous opinions. I thought they were going to have me escorted from the building — but instead they offered me a wheelbarrow full of money.”

Meanwhile, The Hill reports employees at Breitbart News “are reportedly prepared to leave the company if controversial senior editor Milo Yiannopoulos is not fired.”

Filed Under: Political Books Tagged With: Milo Yiannopoulos

CPAC Dumps Keynote Speaker Over Pedophilia Comments

February 20, 2017 at 2:03 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Milo Yiannopoulos lost his keynote speaking slot at the Conservative Political Action Conference after tapes surfaced of the right wing provocateur and senior Breitbart editor advocating for sexual relationships between ‘younger boys and older men,'” Politico reports.

Daily Beast: “Reached immediately after the decision, Yiannopoulos had no comment on the cancellation, but just hours before the announcement, Yiannopoulos expressed regret for the comments to The Daily Beast in a statement and an interview, saying the comments were in no way meant to condone predatory behavior toward children.”

Filed Under: Republicans Tagged With: Milo Yiannopoulos

Video Surfaces of CPAC Speaker Defending Pedophilia

February 19, 2017 at 10:09 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Milo Yiannopoulos is about to go mainstream Republican, sort of, grabbing himself a keynote address at next week’s Conservative Political Action Conference,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“The Washington gathering, known as CPAC, is the premiere event for established conservatives… None of the 60 or so confirmed speakers, though, will have more stage time than Yianoppoulos at this year’s event.”

The Blaze: “Then on Sunday morning, less than one day after the controversial announcement about the CPAC speaker lineup, video surfaced of Yiannopoulos allegedly defending pedophilia in the past.”

Filed Under: Republicans Tagged With: Milo Yiannopoulos

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Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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