An Italian model alleges he was fired from working the 2024 Met Gala after outshining Kylie Jenner at last year’s ceremony.
Eugenio Casnighi took to TikTok to explain he will no longer be working as a greeter at Tuesday’s event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after going viral the year before for his good looks.
“I just got fired from the Met Gala,” the 26-year-old said before displaying several photos of himself alongside The Kardashians star. “Remember me?”
Casnighi, who has worked the Met Gala for the past two years, alleged he’s never been able to talk about the attention he received from the event because he was under an NDA (nondisclosure agreement).
“Funny enough, they fired me so I can say whatever I want now,” the model said, claiming he was just given notice on Friday. “They fired me because I went viral last year.
“So basically they said, ‘You made it about yourself, so we can’t have you work there anymore, I’m sorry.’”
Explaining his former role as a greeter, he continued, “Last year, they told me that I was going to be with Jenner, 26, all night, and I [helped] her [with] whatever she needed.”
Casnighi explained the unnamed modelling agency he works for and the Met Gala want models to work on the red carpet because “they want people to get noticed.”
“They literally told me, ‘we picked you because we like you more than other people to be with this celebrity’, but when people took pictures of the actual celebrity … like Kylie Jenner, and I was next to her … of course, I ended up in the picture. And they blamed me.”
Along with his rant, Casnighi also shared a viral clip from a fan showing him alongside last year’s red-carpet host, Emma Chamberlain, who was interviewing Blackpink’s Jennie Kim.
While the clip showed the Italian hunk off to the side, the fan couldn’t help but zoom into the handsome fella, writing, “Trying to focus on Emma interviewing Jennie but …”
In a follow-up clip, he explained there is a possibility that Met Gala organisers may have opted out of having any models work the event this year as he alluded he learned another colleague was also booted.
He also shared various text messages and emails confirming that he would be working the carpet ahead of being laid off.
Casnighi added organisers even tightened up the NDA for this year’s event, telling workers they can’t post or repost any content from the Met Gala even if it isn’t about them.
Several fans rushed to support Casnighi in the comments, with one writing, “They can’t handle your beauty that goes viral.”
“I’m confused how that isn’t a good thing? If you’re bringing attention to the event, doesn’t that benefit the company?” another chimed in as a third added, “Amore, you’re gorgeous. better things will happen for you. their loss.”
Last year, Jenner arrived on the red carpet donning an oversized blue coat on top of a red gown designed by Haider Ackermann for Jean Paul Gaultier.
She turned heads while walking up the iconic stairs alongside her older sisters Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.
This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission