Italian model claims he’s been fired from Met Gala after upstaging Kylie Jenner at last year’s ceremony

An Italian exemplary alleges he was fired from moving nan 2024 Met Gala after outshining Kylie Jenner at past year’s ceremony.

Eugenio Casnighi took to TikTok Saturday to explicate he will nary longer beryllium moving arsenic a greeter astatine Monday’s arena astatine the Metropolitan Museum of Art after going viral nan twelvemonth earlier for his bully looks.

“I conscionable sewage fired from nan Met Gala,” nan 26-year-old said earlier displaying respective photos alongside nan “Kardashians” star. “Remember me?”

Casnighi, who has worked nan Met Gala for nan past 2 years, explained he’s ne'er been capable to talk astir nan attraction he received from nan arena because he was nether an NDA.

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“Funny enough, they fired maine truthful I tin opportunity immoderate I want now,” nan exemplary said, adding he was conscionable fixed announcement connected Friday. “They fired maine because I went viral past year.”

“So fundamentally they said, ‘You made it astir yourself, truthful we can’t person you activity location anymore. I’m sorry.'”

Explaining his erstwhile domiciled arsenic a greeter, he continued, “Last year, they told maine that I was going to beryllium pinch Jenner, 26, each night, and I [helped] her [with] immoderate she needed.”

Casnighi explained nan unnamed modeling agency he useful for and nan Met Gala want models to activity connected nan reddish carpet because “they want group to get noticed.”

“They virtually told maine we picked you because we for illustration you much than different group to beryllium pinch this personage but erstwhile group took pictures of nan existent personage … for illustration Kylie Jenner and I was adjacent to her … of course, I ended up successful nan image and they blamed me.”

Along pinch his rant, Casnighi besides shared a viral clip from a instrumentality showing him alongside past year’s red-carpet big Emma Chamberlain, who was interviewing Blackpink’s Jennie Kim.   

While nan clip showed nan Italian hunk disconnected to nan side, nan instrumentality couldn’t thief but zoom into nan handsome fella, writing, “Trying to attraction connected Emma interviewing Jennie but …”

In a follow-up clip he explained location is simply a anticipation that Met Gala organizers whitethorn person opted retired of having immoderate models activity nan arena this twelvemonth arsenic he alluded he learned a workfellow was besides booted.

He besides shared various matter messages and emails confirming that he would beryllium moving nan carpet up of being laid off.

Casnighi added organizers moreover tightened up nan NDA for this year’s event, telling workers they can’t station aliases repost immoderate contented from nan Met Gala moreover if it isn’t astir them.

Several fans rushed to support Casnighi successful nan comments, pinch 1 writing, “They can’t grip your beauty that goes viral.”

“I’m confused really that isn’t a bully thing? If you’re bringing attraction to nan event, doesn’t that use nan company?” different chimed successful arsenic a 3rd added, “Amore, you’re gorgeous. amended things will hap for you. their loss.”

Last year, Jenner arrived connected nan reddish carpet donning an oversized bluish coat connected apical of a reddish gown designed by Haider Ackermann for Jean Paul Gaultier.

She turned heads while stepping up nan iconic stairs alongside her older sisters Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.