Yiannopoulos was educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury from which he has said he was expelled. As a teenager, Yiannopoulos lived with his paternal grandmother whose surname he later adopted. He is described as a practising Roman Catholic, but has also said that he is Jewish Yiannopoulos states his maternal grandmother was Jewish. Raised by his mother and her second husband, Yiannopoulos has stated that he did not have a good relationship with his stepfather. His parents divorced when he was a child. His father is of half- Greek and half- Irish descent. 3.3 Remarks on paedophilia and child sexual abuseīorn as Milo Hanrahan, Yiannopoulos was born and raised in Chatham, Kent, England.3.1 Social media controversies and bans.2.2.2 Association with neo-Nazism and the alt-right.Yiannopoulos has said that he is not a supporter of paedophilic relationships and that his statements were merely attempts to cope with his own victimhood, as an object of child abuse by unnamed older men. Following the release of the video clips, Yiannopoulos was forced out of his position at Breitbart, his invitation to speak before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was revoked, and a contract to publish his autobiography with Simon & Schuster was cancelled. The allegation arose from several video clips in which he said that sexual relationships between 13-year-old boys and adult men and women can be "perfectly consensual" and positive experiences for the boys. Yiannopoulos has been accused of advocating for paedophilia. Īccording to hundreds of emails by Yiannopoulos leaked by BuzzFeed in late 2017, Yiannopoulos repeatedly solicited white nationalists, such as American Renaissance editor Devin Saucier, for story ideas and editing suggestions during his tenure at Breitbart. He was permanently banned from Facebook in 2019. In July 2016, he was permanently banned from Twitter for online harassment of actress Leslie Jones. During his time at Breitbart, Yiannopoulos rose to prominence as a significant voice in the Gamergate controversy. Yiannopoulos worked for Breitbart from 2014 until 2017. Yiannopoulos is a former editor for Breitbart News, an American far-right media organisation. His speeches and writings often ridicule Islam, feminism, social justice, and political correctness. All rights reserved.Milo Yiannopoulos ( / j ə ˈ n ɒ p əl ə s/ born Milo Hanrahan, 18 October 1984), who has also published as Milo Andreas Wagner and the mononym Milo, is a British alt right political commentator, polemicist, public speaker, and writer. reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modification to the contents on the Website at any time without prior notice.Ĭopyright © 2013-2022. In no event shall be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website or the contents of the Website.
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