Gavin McInnes appearance shut down by "anti-fascists" at New York University

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NEW YORK An appearance by a controversial Canadian political pundit sparked brawls Thursday night at a New York University event.

Fights that broke out at a protest against Gavin McInnes led to 11 arrests. School officials also say McInnes was hit by pepper spray.

mcinnes is an actor, comedian and co-founder of Vice Media. He was invited to speak on campus by the NYU College Republicans.

His appearance sparked a protest by a group called the NYU Anti-Fascists, who said that McInnes has a track record of using incendiary language.

When McInnes arrived, chaos erupted.

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NYU spokesman John Beckman says fights broke out and McInnes was hit with pepper spray.

Beckman says McInnes tried to continue but stopped when protesters rushed into the room.

Police those arrested face charges including criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

The protests arrive just days after controversial free speech warrior and known provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos saw his scheduled talk at U.C. Berkeley shut down by and angry mob.

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Protests erupt at NYU amid Gavin McInnes event; 11 arrested

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NEW YORK Elevenpeople were arrested Thursday night after scuffling with police outside of an appearance by right-wing comedian Gavin McInnes at NYU, police sources say.

The NYU Anti-Fascists organized the event on Facebook titled "disrupt gavin mcinnes at nyu."

the co-founder of Vice was invited to speak on campus by the NYU College Republicans.

"Come to Kimmel, Rosenthal Pavilion to let NYU know that we will not stand for bigotry, racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny on our campus," the Facebook post read.

In December, McInnes launched a group called the Proud Boys. According to their Twitter account, the Twitter account"s description reads "Western chauvinist who refuses to apologize for creating the modern world."

A scuffle broke out in front of the building between protesters and police. Police sources say eight men and three women were arrested for charges ranging from criminal mischief, drug possession, disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration.

A photouploaded to Twitter showed a "Make America Great Again" burning in front of the building.

Once McInnes was in the building, protesters followed and chanted as he tried to speak.

"Whose campus? Our campus," the protesters chanted.

Protests erupted Wednesday night at UC Berkeley in California ahead of a planned appearance by right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. Administrators ended up canceling the event two hours before the Breitbart editor"s speech.

More than 1,500 people gathered on the UC Berkeley campus tearing down metal barriers, setting fires and damaging construction of a new building. No arrests were made during those protests.

President Donald Trump took to social media Thursday to denounce the UC Berkeley protests.

If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view - NO FEDERAL FUNDS?

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017

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