Simon & Schuster filed a reply to Milo Yiannopoulos’s breach of contract lawsuit on Friday, telling the court that they terminated his contract “within the unambiguous terms of the publishing agreement” and arguing that by not returning the $80,000 advance paid in January, Milo was agreeing to and accepting their termination. If not, the publisher argues, then under the contract the rights to Milo’s book have not yet reverted to him. By their account, “On February 22, 2017, Simon & Schuster exercised its contractual rights, terminated the agreement, and allowed Yiannopoulos to retain an $80,000 advance that he would otherwise […]
