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| Born | Milo Hanrahan[1] 18 October 1984[1] |
| Other names | Milo Andreas Wagner (occasional pen name) |
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Milo Yiannopoulos (/jəˈnɒpələs/;[9] né Hanrahan; born 18 October 1984)[1][10][11] is a British far-right political commentator. His speeches and writings criticise Islam, feminism, social justice, and political correctness.[12][13][14] Yiannopoulos is a former editor of Breitbart News, an American far-right news and opinion website.[15]
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.[16][17] He was permanently banned from Facebook in 2019.[18][19] 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.[15]
Yiannopoulos has been accused of advocating paedophilia after the emergence of several video clips in which he said that sexual relationships between 13-year-old boys and adults can be "perfectly consensual" and positive experiences for such boys.[20][21] Following the release of the video clips, Yiannopoulos resigned his position at Breitbart,[22] his invitation to speak before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was rescinded, and a contract to publish his autobiography with Simon & Schuster was cancelled. Yiannopoulos has said that he is not a supporter of paedophilic relationships and that his statements were attempts to cope with his own victimhood, as an object of child sexual abuse by a priest.[23][24]
In 2022, Yiannopoulos served as an intern for United States Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene,[25] then worked with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West on the latter's short-lived 2024 U.S. presidential election campaign.[26] In April 2024, Yiannopoulos was listed as Chief of Staff at Yeezy Apparel, but stepped down on May 15 due to West's announcement of an adult entertainment division at the company.[27][28]
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Stein 2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Milo Yiannopoulos: Who is the alt-right writer and provocateur?". 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Stanglin, Doug (16 March 2019). "Australia bans tour by alt-right star Milo Yiannopoulos over New Zealand massacre remarks". USA Today. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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Naming the Hatewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 1 February 2017 "MILO Addresses The UC Berkeley Riots" on YouTube, Archived on 2 February 2017. video taken from Yiannopoulos' official YouTube channel.
- ^ Rouner, Jef (16 January 2015). "#GamerGate Journalist Milo Yiannopoulos's Self-Published Poetry Book Contains Unattributed Tori Amos Lyrics". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Alexander, Nick (3 February 2017). "Alt-right target of Berkeley riots a troll with formidable connections". 9News. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Arthur, Charles (12 September 2012). "The Kernel sued by former contributors for non-payment". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ Beauchamp, Zack (20 February 2017). "Milo Yiannopoulos: Breitbart's star provocateur and Trump champion, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
Once you understand that Yiannopoulos thinks norms against offensive speech and action are themselves a terrible form of authoritarianism, then the rest of his persona starts to make a lot more sense. He sees himself as a hybrid journalist-activist, leading a movement he calls "cultural libertarianism" to protect "free speech" from the egalitarian bullies.
- ^ Kesvani, Hussein (14 June 2017). "A Reminder: Internet Atheists Fucking Suck". Vice. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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America the Beautifulwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Grynbaum, Michael; Herrman, John (27 August 2016). "Breitbart Rises From Outlier to Potent Voice in Campaign". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
Last month, Milo Yiannopoulos, the site's tech editor, was banned from Twitter after inspiring a sustained online harassment campaign against the Saturday Night Live actor Leslie Jones.
- ^ "Leslie Jones leaves Twitter amidst onslaught of racist tweets". CBS News. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as 'dangerous'". CNN. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and other far-right figures". The Guardian. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Carbonaro, Giuila (7 June 2022). "MTG Role Puts Milo Yiannopoulos' Pedophilia Remarks Back in Spotlight". Newsweek. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ O'Hara, Mary Emily (21 February 2017). "Yiannopoulos Quits Breitbart, Apologizes for Uproar Over Year-Old Comments". NBC News. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
And I think particularly in the gay world, and outside the Catholic Church – if that's where some of you want to go with this – I think in the gay world some of the most important, enriching and incredibly life-affirming, important shaping relationships very often between younger boys and older men ... They can be hugely positive experiences.
- ^ Hersher, Rebecca (21 February 2017). "After Comments On Pedophilia, Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos Resigns" (Audio). NPR. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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Paedophilia remarkswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Yiannopoulos, Milo [@Nero] (5 August 2024). "At 13, I was raped by a priest. His name was Fr Michael. He died years ago. I said some stupid shit trying to make sense of it which was used against me in 2017. The idea that this translates to "Milo is a pedo" is so warped & dark that anyone who says it is dead to me. Forever" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Pietsch, Bryan; Wagner, John (7 June 2022). "Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right provocateur, is a Marjorie Taylor Greene intern". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Savage, Mark (25 November 2022). "Kanye West announces 2024 presidential bid". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
Rapper Kanye West has said he intends to run for US president in 2024, despite facing several scandals over his recent behaviour.
- ^ "Kanye West: Los Angeles police investigating whether rapper was involved in alleged battery". Sky News. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Baio, Ariana (15 May 2024). "Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos steps down as Yeezy's chief of staff". The Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2024.