Kylie Jenner Met Gala 2024 Mike Coppola/Getty Pictures
Kylie Jenner’s escort eventually yr’s Met Gala has claimed he was fired from attending the 2024 ball for upstaging her on the 2023 occasion.
Italian mannequin Eugenio Casnighi, 26, who was a greeter for the museum’s earlier two occasions, took to social media to share a video by which he says he’d been disinvited from this night’s bash by the organizers as a result of his look eclipsed the likes of Jenner final yr.
“I simply acquired fired from the Met Gala,” he begins within the video earlier than exhibiting an image of him standing subsequent to the truth TV star on the 2023 gala.
“Keep in mind me?” he then asks as he factors on the image. The clip additionally reveals a throwback of final yr’s occasion the place YouTube influencer Emma Chamberlain is interviewing Blackpink’s Jennie Kim.
Casnighi is seen wanting dapper in his go well with within the background doing his job, however the particular person recording the interview is distracted by his attractiveness. The digital camera pans away from Chamberlain and Kim to concentrate on him.
Casnighi adjusts Jenner’s robe eventually yr’s gala Raymond Corridor/GC Pictures
This footage went viral with textual content showing on the display screen that learn: “Making an attempt to concentrate on Emma interviewing Jennie however…”
Casnighi labored as a mannequin escorting celebs on the pink carpet on the Met Gala in 2022 and 2023. “It’s humorous sufficient,” the mannequin mentioned. “They fired me so I can say no matter I need now.” He then defined that he was meant to return this yr solely to find that he wouldn’t be making an look regardless of being confirmed to attend a month in the past.
“They blamed me,” the mannequin mentioned of the organizers. “They mentioned ‘you made it about your self, so we don’t wish to work with you anymore.’
“They let me know right this moment that they minimize me off,” he defined on the TikTok clip. “They fired me as a result of I went viral final yr.” He mentioned was anticipating to be working with Jenner all evening final yr, as he had been instructed to do.
His duties included getting the Kylie’s Lip Equipment founder “no matter she wanted”. He felt he did what was required so is upset he’s been faraway from the carpet, with simply two day’s discover.
“It’s humorous as a result of the Met Gala and the corporate that I’m not going to say…need fashions to work the pink carpet”’ he informed his TikTok followers.
“They need individuals to get seen. They actually informed me ‘we picked you as a result of we such as you greater than different individuals’. However when individuals took footage of the particular celeb, like Kylie Jenner and was subsequent to her, after all I ended up within the image.”
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One fan wrote: “They will’t deal with your magnificence that goes viral. Will DEFINITELY be occurring once more.” One other remarked: “’I’m confused how that isn’t a very good factor? When you’re bringing consideration to the occasion, doesn’t that profit the corporate?”
Casnighi additionally insisted that he has emails and messages that again up his claims and in addition spilled some behind the scenes goss to Every day Mail on Saturday Might 4.
After posting the video, Casnighi revealed that on the previous two Met Galas, one celeb, who he didn’t title, “acquired in bother as a result of they began smoking within the tent earlier than the steps.”
‘That’s not allowed,” he defined. “However this particular person didn’t care. They’re very well-known, to allow them to do no matter they need.” He mentioned that the organizers requested the star to quit smoking, however they responded: “No, what are you going to do about that?”
On the finish of the video, Casnighi vowed to proceed shedding gentle on his termination.
The Met Gala kicks off tonight, Monday, Might 6, at 6pm EST.
