Simon & Schuster has canceled the publication of Milo Yiannopoulos’ book “Dangerous” after he appeared to defend pedophilia in video clips that emerged on social media Sunday.
“After careful consideration, [Simon & Schuster and Threshold Editions] have cancelled publication of Dangerous by Milo Yiannopoulos,” Adam Rothberg, the publisher’s head of corporate communications, wrote on Twitter.
Statement: After careful consideration @simonschuster and its @threshold_books have cancelled publication of Dangerous by Milo Yiannopoulos
— (((Adam Rothberg))) (@AdamRothberg) February 20, 2017
Yiannopoulos confirmed the news in a Facebook post.
“They canceled my book,” he wrote.
Yiannopoulos’ book deal was worth a reported $250,000 and was expected to be released in June.
“Dangerous” rose to No. 1 on Amazon in early February after critics threatened to boycott the publisher over the deal.
As of Monday evening it was No. 85 on the list of best-sellers, based on pre-orders.
Earlier Monday, the Conservative Political Action Conference rescinded its invitation to have Yiannopoulos speak at the event.
