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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 22 February
Milo Yiannopoulos apologizes for remarks, quits Breitbart

DEEPTI HAJELA defend sexual relationships utive chairman, Steve Ban-
Associated Press between men and boys as non, is now a senior adviser
NEW YORK (AP) — Polar- young as 13. to Trump, who became
izing right-wing writer Milo In one of them, Yiannopou- president last month.
Yiannopoulos resigned as los, who is gay, said rela- Before this controversy, Yi-
an editor at Breitbart News tionships between boys annopoulos was perhaps
on Tuesday and apolo- and men could “help those best known for getting
gized for comments he young boys discover who banned from Twitter for
had made about sexual they are and give them se- helping to lead an online
relationships between boys curity and safety and pro- harassment campaign
and men. vide them with love and a against comedian and
Yiannopoulos, speaking reliable sort of rock, where “Ghostbusters” actress Les-
to reporters, said that two they can’t speak to their lie Jones.
men, including a priest, parents.” Early in February, he was
had touched him inappro- On Monday, he was disin- scheduled to give a talk at
priately when he was be- vited from the Conserva- the University of California,
tween the ages of 13 and tive Political Action Con- Berkeley, but the speech
16. ference after video of his was cancelled after violent
“My experiences as a vic- remarks was promoted protests.
tim led me to believe I through social media. Yiannopoulos has ap-
could say anything I want- Publisher Simon & Schuster peared, until now, to revel
ed to on this subject, no announced it would can- in those controversies and
matter how outrageous,” cel the publication of his has portrayed himself as a
he said. “But I understand upcoming book, “Danger- champion of free speech.
that my usual blend of Brit- ous.” Tuesday’s apology, he
ish sarcasm, provocation Yiannopoulos said the book said, was the first he’d ever
and gallows humor might had already received in- made.
have come across as flip- terest from other publish- Still, the video clips, he in-
pancy, a lack of care for ers and would still come sisted, had been edited to
other victims or, worse, ad- out this year. He pledged remove important context.
vocacy. I am horrified by to donate 10 percent of He characterized media
that impression.” the proceeds to child sex reporting on the tapes as Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during a news conference, Tuesday,
Feb. 21, 2017, in New York.
He said he was resign- abuse charities. unfair and inaccurate. Associated Press
ing from Breitbart, which Yiannopoulos, who was “Nonetheless,” he added,
helped make him a star, born in Greece and raised “I do say some things on reflect my views.” adults who sexually abuse
because it would be in Britain, has long been the tapes that I do not He said he “would like minors.”q
“wrong to allow my poor known for provocative mean and which do not to restate my disgust at
choice of words to detract comments about women
from my colleagues’ im- and Muslims and made
portant reporting.” his support for Republican
The apology followed days Donald Trump clear in the
of criticism from fellow con- last presidential election
servatives after the release cycle. He was the tech-
of video clips in which Yi- nology editor at Breitbart
annopoulos appeared to News, whose former exec-

Jazz fusion guitarist

Larry Coryell dies

in NYC at age 73

NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz gui- Coryell’s eclectic career in-
tarist Larry Coryell, known cludes collaborations with
as the “Godfather of Fu- many of the jazz greats,
sion,” has died in New York including Miles Davis, Gary
City. He was 73. Burton, Alphonse Mouzon
His publicist, Kurt Nishimura, and Chet Baker. His works
said Coryell died Sunday often mixed jazz, classical
in his hotel room of natu- and rock ingredients.
ral causes. Nishimura says In 1969, he recorded
he had just performed two “Spaces,” his most noted
shows at the Iridium on Fri- album. Many say it sparked
day and Saturday. the emergence of the jazz
Coryell grew up in the Se- fusion movement.
attle area. After taking up Coryell is survived by his
the guitar, he moved to wife, two daughters and
New York City in 1965. two sons.q