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Publisher: Milo Book Won't Contain Hate Speech

BOOK BACKLASH

Breitbart writer signed a $250,000 book contract.

The publishers who offered Breitbart writer and alt-right personality Milo Yiannopoulos a $250,000 book contract say the book will not contain "hate speech" or “incite hatred, discrimination or bullying." In a letter obtained by BuzzFeed, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy informed the printing house's authors that the publisher did not condone hate speech, despite the decision by a subsidiary to publish Yiannopoulos's book. Reidy said Simon & Schuster would work with Yiannopoulos to keep his book within editorial guidelines. Yiannopoulos has been banned from Twitter for encouraging a harassment campaign against the actress Leslie Jones.

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