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<\/p>\nJulian Assange Defends Milo Yiannopoulos as Breitbart Mulls Dismissal<\/b><\/p>\n
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Julian Assange, still holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London while avoiding extradition to Sweden on rape charges, defended man<\/a>-boy<\/a> love enthusiast Milo Yiannopoulos on Monday night.<\/p>\n Yiannopoulos was disinvited to CPAC and dropped by Simon & Schuster over the weekend after remarks surfaced <\/a>in which he said he was comfortable with men<\/a> having sex<\/a> with boys<\/a> as young as 13.<\/p>\n Tweeted Assange: \u201cUS \u2018liberals\u2019 today celebrate the censorship of right-wing UK provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos over teen<\/a> sex<\/a> quote.\u201d<\/p>\n US ‘liberals’ today celebrate the censorship of right-wing UK provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos over teen<\/a> sex<\/a> quote.t.co\/bz6dH0jyhk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) February 21, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n He added: \u201cIssue is \u2018liberals\u2019 cheering on a clearly illiberal act \u2014 book censorship \u2014 for political reasons with morality as cover.\u201d<\/p>\n .@nycjaneyvee<\/a> Issue is ‘liberals’ cheering on a clearly illiberal act \u2014 book censorship \u2014 for political reasons with morality as cover.<\/p>\n \u2014 Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) February 21, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Yiannopoulos is holding a press conference at 3 pm today in New York City.<\/p>\n Breitbart EIC: “Milo is going to have a press conference later today and he is going to talk about his future with Breitbart”<\/p>\n \u2014 Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 21, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Meanwhile, Breitbart employees are reportedly threatening to walk if Milo isn\u2019t fired:<\/p>\n scoop: Breitbart senior editor tells me at least half a dozen employees ready to walk out if Milo is not fired. pic.twitter.com\/k5wZ3OGTlL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Elaina Plott (@elainaplott) February 20, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Washington Post adds<\/a>:<\/p>\n By late Monday afternoon, there were ongoing discussions at Breitbart about Yiannopoulos\u2019s future at the company, according to two people familiar with the organization who were not authorized to speak. Inside the newsroom, several staffers made clear to senior leadership that they felt uncomfortable and may decide to leave if he stays, the people said.<\/p>\n The post Julian Assange Defends Milo Yiannopoulos as Breitbart Mulls Dismissal<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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