New York (CNN Business) Alexi McCammond is out as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue even before officially starting, she and the magazine's owner announced Thursday. The announcement of her appointment to the job had sparked outrage from the publication's staffers and readers as well as some celebrities because of anti-Asian and homophobic tweets she posted a decade ago. "I became a journalist to help lift up the stories and voices of our most vulnerable communities. As a young woman of color, that's part of the reason I was so excited to lead the Teen Vogue team in their next chapter," McCammond tweeted. He wrote that McCammond was "straightforward and transparent about these posts during our interview process and through public apologies years ago."

Source: CNN March 18, 2021 17:02 UTC