Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos will not be allowed to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
The decision comes while Yiannopoulos is roiled in controversy over a video, in which he is appears to defend pedofilia. The video clip was posted on the video streaming service YouTube in January 2016, but gained new traction on social media on Sunday after a conservative blog shared it.
American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp said in a statement announcing the decision that Yiannopoulos' efforts to address the video clip have fallen short, calling the remarks "disturbing."
"We realize that Mr. Yiannopoulos has responded on Facebook, but it is insufficient," Schlapp said in a statement. "It is up to him to answer the tough questions and we urge him to immediately further address these disturbing comments."
In the video, Yiannopoulos says that relationships between older men and young gay boys can be beneficial. He also flippantly discusses his own sexual assault.
He took to Facebook to denounce claims that he was advocating pedofilia, condemning it as a "disgusting crime."