Milo Yiannopoulos Is Having a Very Bad Day

David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP

After CPAC invited Breitbart senior editor Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at this year's gathering, video surfaced appearing to show the alt-right leader endorsing pederasty. The conservative conference was eventually forced to rescind the English internet troll's invitation and they're not the only organizations severing ties.

Simon & Schuster is canceling the publication of 'Dangerous' by Milo Yiannopoulos "After careful consideration." Full story coming soon.

— Publishers Weekly (@PublishersWkly) February 20, 2017

Yiannopoulos, who had received a $250,000 advance for the book, is reportedly also facing an uprising at home:

Breitbart Employees Are Threatening To Leave If Milo Yiannopoulos Is Not Fired https://t.co/3XaXIQBVnG pic.twitter.com/vZQezmAIWr

— Yashar (@yashar) February 20, 2017

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