Two key figures in the Breitbart News world announced their departures Sunday night following a wave of controversy that has dogged the conservative media giant for the last several weeks.
Reporter Michelle Fields and editor-at-large Ben Shapiro told Buzzfeed News that they have resigned from their positions, which stem directly from an altercation at a Donald Trump rally in which Fields was allegedly roughed up by Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. While video has surfaced of Lewandowski reaching for Fields just before the altercation, Breitbart published a story that called into question the veracity of what Fields claimed, furthered by reports that Chairman Stephen Bannon made several disparaging comments about Fields, as many at the company seemed to show anoverall disinterest in defending Fields initially.