Milo Yiannopoulos, the controversial right-wing provocateur, resigned from Breitbart News.
Milo Yiannopoulos, the controversial right-wing provocateur, resigned as senior editor from Breitbart News on Tuesday amid controversy stemming from year-old comments he made appearing to condone sexual relationships between "younger boys and older men."
"I would be wrong to allow my poor choice of words to detract from my colleagues' important reporting, so today I am resigning from Breitbart," Yiannopoulos said in a statement. "This decision is mine alone."
Yiannopoulos' resignation came after the Conservative Political Action Conference rescinded his keynote speaking spot set for later this week and Simon & Schuster canceled his book deal.
"Breitbart News has stood by me when others caved," Yiannopoulos said. "They allowed me to carry conservative and libertarian ideas to communities that would otherwise never have heard them. They have been a significant factor in my success. I'm grateful for that freedom and for the friendships I forged there."
Yiannopoulos said "when your friends have done right by you, you do right by them" and that he wanted to step aside so his "colleagues at Breitbart can get back to the great work they do."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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