Steve Bannon blasted ‘gutless’ New Yorker editor David Remnick for bowing to pressure from big-name celebrities by cancelling the former Trump aide’s appearance at an upcoming festival.

‘The reason for my acceptance was simple: I would be facing one of the most fearless journalists of his generation,’ Bannon told The New York Times on Monday.

‘In what I would call a defining moment, David Remnick showed he was gutless when confronted by the howling online mob.’

Bannon told the Times that he was in Venice when he received a phone call from Remnick on Monday.

The editor informed Bannon, who was in Italy for a screening of a documentary about him, that he was no longer invited to appear at the event.

Steve Bannon blasted ‘gutless’ New Yorker editor David Remnick for bowing to pressure from big-name celebrities by cancelling the former Trump aide’s appearance at an upcoming festival

The New Yorker rescinded its invitation to the controversial former White House strategist to its festival after stars like Jim Carrey, Jimmy Fallon, Judd Apatow, John Mulaney, and Patton Oswalt said they were pulling out in protest.

After the initial invite to the controversial Bannon caused an uproar, Remnick told staff members on Monday that he is canceling the former Breitbart chief’s appearance.

‘I don’t want well-meaning readers and staff members to think that I’ve ignored their concerns,’ Remnick told New Yorker staff members.

After the initial invite to the controversial Bannon caused an uproar, David Remnick, the magazine’s editor, told staff members on Monday that he is canceling the former Breitbart chief’s appearance

‘I’ve thought this through and talked to colleagues - and I’ve re-considered.

‘I’ve changed my mind. There is a better way to do this.’

Remnick’s comments to staff were tweeted by New Yorker reporter Philip Gourevitch.

‘Our writers have interviewed Steve Bannon for The New Yorker before, and if the opportunity presents itself I’ll interview him in a more traditionally journalistic setting as we first discussed, and not on stage,’ Remnick told staff members.

Jim Carrey tweeted on Monday: 'Bannon? And me? On the same program? Could never happen.'

The former Donald Trump aide was supposed to be a featured guest during a prestigious gathering that over the years has drawn some of the world’s most prominent artists.

Bannon, who espouses far-right views, has been accused of being a white nationalist and racist.

'I'm out,' Tonight Show host Fallon tweeted on Monday in response to a New York Times link to its story about Bannon's invitation.

Oswalt tweeted: 'I’m out. Sorry, @NewYorker. See if Milo Yiannopoulos is free?'

'I'm out,' Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon tweeted on Monday in response to a New York Times link to its story about Bannon's invitation

Yiannopoulos is a former editor for Breitbart who has made offensive comments about gays, Blacks, and others.

He has also been barred from Twitter for attacking comedian Leslie Jones and had a book deal for his autobiography canceled after comments of his surfaced in which he expressed support for pedophilia.

Carrey tweeted on Monday: 'Bannon? And me? On the same program? Could never happen.'

Mulaney, the star comedian, tweeted on Monday: 'I’m out.

'This is PT Barnum level horse***t,' comedian John Mulaney tweeted on Monday

'I genuinely support public intellectual debate, and have paid to see people speak with whom I strongly disagree.

'But this isn’t James Baldwin vs William F Buckley.

'This is PT Barnum level horse***t. And it was announced on a weekend just before tix went on sale.'

Apatow, the comedian and filmmaker whose credits include hits like Bridesmaids and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, also posted a scathing message on Twitter saying he would not attend the festival.

'If Steve Bannon is at the New Yorker festival I am out,' Apatow tweeted.

'I will not take part in an event that normalizes hate. I hope the @NewYorker will do the right thing and cancel the Steve Bannon event.

'Maybe they should read their own reporting about his ideology.'

Judd Apatow, the comedian and filmmaker whose credits include hits like Bridesmaids and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, also posted a scathing message on Twitter saying he would not attend the festival

After the magazine announced it was disinviting Bannon, Apatow hailed the decision

After the magazine announced it was disinviting Bannon, Apatow hailed the decision.

'That is very good news,' Apatow tweeted on Monday.

'There is no reason to have a hateful person at this festival. Thank you New Yorker for listening and making an adjustment.'

Remnick (above) told the magazine's staff on Monday that he had changed his mind about Bannon after the fierce reaction

Remnick told The Associated Press in a statement shared Monday with the magazine's staff that he had changed his mind.

Bannon was supposed to be a featured guest during a prestigious gathering that over the years has drawn some of the world's most prominent artists and public figures.

This year's guests include Emily Blunt, Zadie Smith and Sally Yates, who Trump fired as deputy attorney general after she refused to back his initial ban on travelers from Muslim countries.

The ban was advocated by Bannon, a senior White House adviser at the time.

Remnick also acknowledged that festival guests, unlike those interviewed on radio or for a print story, are paid an honorarium, along with money for travel and lodging.

The New Yorker's announcement on Bannon was also denounced by Roxane Gay, Jessica Valenti and many others.

Kathryn Schulz was among the New Yorker staff writers who tweeted that they had informed Remnick directly about their objections.

In explaining his initial decision, Remnick wrote Monday that Bannon was well aware of their political differences.

Meanwhile, Bannon is scheduled to appear Sept. 15 at The Economist’s 'Open Future' festival in New York City. British writer Laurie Penny tweeted Monday that she 'cannot in good conscience appear at an event which chooses to dignify a neo-nationalist like Steve Bannon'

'The point of an interview, a rigorous interview, particularly in a case like this, is to put pressure on the views of the person being questioned.'

'There's no illusion here,' he wrote.

'It's obvious that no matter how tough the questioning, Bannon is not going to burst into tears and change his view of the world.

'He believes he is right and that his ideological opponents are mere "snowflakes."

'The question is whether an interview has value in terms of fact, argument, or even exposure, whether it has value to a reader or an audience.'

Meanwhile, Bannon is scheduled to appear Sept. 15 at The Economist’s 'Open Future' festival in New York City.

According to The Economist, festival attendees will 'discuss the most urgent issues of our time and remake the case for liberal values.'

At least one guest already plans to drop out.

British writer Laurie Penny tweeted Monday that she 'cannot in good conscience appear at an event which chooses to dignify a neo-nationalist like Steve Bannon.'

Erick Erickson, a conservative commentator, tweeted: 'I'm always surprised when I see liberal editors like Jeff Goldberg or David Remnick make controversial decisions. I am never surprised when I see them fold under pressure from their tribe.'

'I think maybe it's bad form to disinvite someone you say you worked for months to interview at length,' tweeted Kate Bennett of CNN

'It's OK to engage people you deeply disagree with,' Robert P. George tweeted

Chelsea Clinton tweeted: 'For anyone who wonders what normalization of bigotry looks like, please look no further than Steve Bannon being invited by both The New Yorker and The Economist to their respective events in New York City a few weeks apart'

The Bannon-New Yorker controversy was a hot topic for debate on social media on Monday.

Some commentators faulted The New Yorker for capitulating to pressure from critics and celebs.

'I think maybe it's bad form to disinvite someone you say you worked for months to interview at length,' tweeted Kate Bennett of CNN.

'If you found the subject viable for a long interview in your publication, on your radio program, at your festival - changing that because celebrities have dropped out seems odd.'

Robert P. George tweeted: 'Disinviting Bannon under pressure speaks poorly for Remnick and the New Yorker and its followers.

'During the campaign, after I said Donald Trump was morally unfit to be President, I went on Bannon's radio show and debated him.

'It's OK to engage people you deeply disagree with.'

Erick Erickson, a conservative commentator, tweeted: 'I'm always surprised when I see liberal editors like Jeff Goldberg or David Remnick make controversial decisions.

'I am never surprised when I see them fold under pressure from their tribe.'

Others supported the decision to disinvite Bannon, who never should have been invited in the first place, according to critics.

Chelsea Clinton tweeted: 'For anyone who wonders what normalization of bigotry looks like, please look no further than Steve Bannon being invited by both The New Yorker and The Economist to their respective events in New York City a few weeks apart.'