The editor behind the infamous University of Virginia (UVA) rape hoax has been hired to temporarily replace the magazine's retiring editor-in-chief.

Rolling Stone Editor-in-Chief Noah Shachtman is reportedly resigning from the magazine due to editorial differences with the New York Times CEO. report. The store said he told staff his last day running the store would be March 1, saying it was “the right decision.”

“Gus Wenner and I have had many conversations about the direction of the brand, and this was the right decision,” Schachtman said in his resignation letter.

Wenner announced that Schachtman will be temporarily replaced by Sean Woods, the magazine's deputy editor, and Lisa Tozzi, its digital director, the newspaper reported. Schachtman will remain with Rolling Stone as a contributor.

woods Edited In November 2014, the infamous University of Virginia (UVA) rape hoax article titled “Campus Rape” was published. The now-retracted article detailed how a student known in the article as “Jackie” was allegedly taken away and then gang-raped. To another student's fraternity party. Rolling Stone magazine completely retracted this article on April 5, 2015.

oh. Sean Woods, who was the editor of UVA's rape hoax, one of the worst pieces of journalism in recent history, will serve as interim editor-in-chief. https://t.co/ntdfqef7sI

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) February 9, 2024

A 9,000-word article written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely details how Jackie was allegedly thrown against a glass table and pinned to the floor by shards of glass, The Guardian. report. Later, she reported that seven men from the fraternity allegedly raped her. Although Erdely did not fact-check her sources, Rolling Stone magazine was quick to note that “they trust her.” [Jackie] It was out of place. ” (Related article: Rolling Stone reaches final settlement after UVA debacle)

Woods reportedly offered to resign, but former Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner wouldn't let him. according to to the New York Post. He reportedly admitted on the stand that the article was a mistake and had “hurt” many of the magazine's staff.

A federal jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, found Erdely and Rolling Stone guilty of defamation and ordered them to pay $7.5 million to Associate Dean Nicole Eramo. Eramo, who oversaw the sexual assault case, said the article's falsehoods branded him the “ringleader.”

Mr. Shachtman expanded the magazine to include research on famous musicians and actors, the Times reported. Since then, we've created podcasts, online commerce, licensing, and movies.

The magazine went through a shake-up several years ago when its founder, Gus's father, Jann Wenner, left the magazine in 2019, the Times reported. Wenner served on the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation until he was fired for controversial comments about black and female musicians.