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If Milo Yiannopoulos is known for anything – aside from his racist and abusive social media tactics – it’s dramatics. And there is bound to be plenty of drama to be sorted out after the blogger announced on Tuesday that he will be representing himself in the $10 million lawsuit he’s brought against Simon & Schuster for cancelling his book deal.

His autobiography, titled Dangerous, was originally set to be released by Simon & Schuster in March of last year, but was dropped by the publisher in February after the release of a video of Yiannopoulos appearing to endorse sexual relationships with teenagers.

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Even before the video came out, according to a manuscript revealed as part of the lawsuit, editors had “substantial concerns” with the book. A draft of the book was leaked last week that included several comments made by his editor that pointed out logical fallacies warned Yiannopoulos not to let his “ego get in the way of authority.”

Then, on Friday, his lawyers filed an emergency motion saying they would no longer be representing Yiannopoulos due to a “breakdown in the relationship.” The Hill reported that he and his lawyer have a “fundamental disagreement” that has made the relationship “untenable.” Yiannopoulos says the disagreement arose when the publisher had the court ensure certain documents could only be seen by his lawyers.