(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)A college campus event hosting Milo Yiannopoulos and Martin Shkreli, two controversial and polarizing figures who have both been banned on Twitter, was canceled because of heated protests Friday night. To promote the event, Yiannopoulos posted a picture of him and Shkreli side by side, with the title “A Twitter Villain Extravaganza,” on his Instagram page. “I have just as much of a right to be here.”The event was canceled about a half-hour before it was supposed to start. When asked by a reporter how he feels about the event being canceled, he said, “I think it’s reasonable.”[Milo speech at U-Md. Yiannopoulos blasted university officials, saying he doesn’t charge for speaking fees and brings his own security.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2017 18:32 UTC