Milo Yiannopoulos, the right-wing commentator who once served as chief of staff to rapper Kanye West, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to a Friday report from TMZ.
Mr. Yiannopoulos is currently being held at an ICE detention facility, per inmate records cited by the outlet. The circumstances of his detention remain unclear, though TMZ’s sources say he was taken into custody at an airport.
Mr. Yiannopoulos served as chief of staff at Ye’s Yeezy operation and was a key aide to the rapper for nearly two years before resigning in 2024. He later served as director of political operations for Mr. West’s 2024 presidential bid. Mr. West is scheduled to perform Friday night at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans — a possible explanation for why Mr. Yiannopoulos was in Louisiana.
Mr. Yiannopoulos also made headlines in 2024 when he accused Mr. West’s dentist of supplying the rapper with nitrous oxide for recreational use, an allegation the dentist denied.
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