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Kanye West is cutting ties with his former 'publicist' Milo Yiannopoulos following the latter's shock deportation last week, the Daily Mail has exclusively learned.
'He does not want to be involved with Milo anymore,' a source told us. 'He asked Milo to move out of one of his properties and hasn’t been involved with him.'
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took the British right-wing influencer into custody Thursday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
West, 49, had a big show scheduled at the Caesars Superdome the following day, but we're told the rap star 'has no idea why Milo was coming to the concert.'
'Milo has not been trusted within Ye’s orbit for a long time and has only caused issues,' the Daily Mail's insider further explained. 'Ye had been warned about Milo many times.'
Yiannopoulos, who at times handled West's press requests and was once also his chief of staff, reportedly lied to his boss and colleagues about his immigration status.
'Milo told everyone in Ye’s orbit that he had a visa and was in the process of getting married and becoming a US citizen,' the source said. 'Everyone was shocked to find out he, in fact, did not have a visa.'
Yiannopoulos rose to prominence as an editor for the American far-right news website Breitbart, where he caused a stir due to his controversial views.
At the time, he reportedly claimed he was in the US on an O-1 nonimmigrant visa, which is granted to those with an 'extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics' but require sponsorship via an agent or employer, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
However, in 2017, Yiannopoulos resigned from Breitbart after the conservative news outlet The Reagan Battalion shared videos online that appeared to show he condoned statutory rape and sexual relationships between boys and men. Yiannopoulos blamed the outlet's 'deceptive editing' and his 'sloppy phrasing' for the interpretation.
That same year, Yiannopoulos married his longtime boyfriend at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Hawaii. He kept his spouse, 'John,' away from the public eye so the latter's nationality is unknown.
By March 2021, Yiannopoulos told the right-wing publication LifeSiteNews that he was no longer a homosexual and his husband had been demoted to 'housemate.'
Whether Yiannopoulos was actually married or had an O-1 nonimmigrant visa remains unclear. And another facet of the polarizing figure's life may have also been a facade, according to our insider.
'Milo was never Ye’s official PR team,' the source claimed.
'Ye does not have any single PR team, he will speak for himself or give people permission to speak when needed. It was a title that Milo gave himself.'
