LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (UPI) — Leslie Jones has spoken out against publisher Simon & Schuster over their book deal with Breitbart editor and conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos.
“Yea but you still help them spread their hate to even more people,” Jones wrote on Twitter Monday in response to a statement released by Simon & Schuster on the book after receiving backlash.
“We do not and never have condoned discrimination or hate speech in any form. At Simon & Schuster we have always published books by a wide range of authors with greatly, varying, and frequently controversial opinions, and appealing to many different audiences of readers,” the statement reads.
“While we are cognizant that many may disagree vehemently with the books we publish we note that the opinions expressed therein belong to our authors, and do not reflect either a corporate viewpoint or the views of our employees.”
Yiannopoulos has reportedly received a $250,000 advance for the book from Threshold, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Jones and Yiannopoulos have a history together after he incited a hate campaign directed towards the comedian surrounding her role in Ghostbusters. The online abuse led to Twitter permanently banning Yiannopoulos from their site.
Soon afterwards, Jones’ website was hacked with personal information and several nude photos being released online.
Yiannopoulous commented on the invasive hack stating, “I know we had our differences after my review of Ghostbusters but I wish her all the best at what must be a deeply upsetting time.”
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