Techcrunch Founder Michael Arrington Out at AOL

According to AOL’s Spokesperson Mario Ruiz, Michael Arrington, the founder of Techcrunch, is “not employed by AOL” anymore. Business Insider reports that this is just the latest news in an odd relationship between AOL and Arrington, which began last year when AOL bought the tech site:

Initially, reports suggested Arrington would remain at TechCrunch and AOL with only a title change – from ‘editor’ to ‘founding editor and writer.’

Then, last night AOL told us it was actively looking for Arrington’s replacement.

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