Milo Yiannopoulos Fired From Kanye West's Campaign Team: Report

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Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during an event hosted by senator David Leyonhjelm at Parliament House on December 5, 2017 in Canberra, Australia. Yiannopoulos is touring Australia with his Troll Academy show. (Photo by Michael Masters/Getty Images)
The decision comes after a troubling string of interviews from the rapper and his alt-right inner circle.

The latest update from Kanye West's 2024 campaign is a surprising one. According to TMZ, the 45-year-old has parted ways with alt-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. He was previously assisting him with his goal of becoming president.

Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer is the one who broke the story with a tweet on Monday (November 4) morning. "Milo Yiannopoulos has been fired from the Ye / Kanye entourage after a series of disastrous media appearances that saw the candidate praising Hitler."

He went on, "Milo says in an email that there was a 'mutual conclusion that I should step away.'"

Interestingly, he pointed out, "Something to consider after [Yiannopoulos'] firing from the Ye campaign: Milo has a penchant for collecting audio and other compromising material on his frenemies." Apparently, the media personality even had a hard drive called "The Vault" filled with stuff which he was previously subpoenaed for in a Charlottesville lawsuit.

Now that the 38-year-old and the rapper are on the outs, many are wondering about the status of West's relationship with Nick Fuentes.

Most recently, the white nationalist made headlines dining at In-N-Out with a friend. At the time, a couple approached him and a dispute broke out. Eventually, they began throwing ketchup at Fuentes. He later responded by throwing a soda across the restaurant their way, though it ultimately missed.

Police were not called in the situation, and Ye was not present when it occurred. As TMZ notes, the 24-year-old was present alongside the Yeezy founder at his Info Wars interview with Alex Jones. Yiannopoulos was not, meaning he and the father of four could've already parted ways at this time.

Even without Milo in his corner, West seems adamant to continue pursuing the presidency. Another report from the outlet reveals that eBay and Amazon have seen listings with custom "YE24" merch in support of The Life of Pablo artist's campaign.

Do you think Kanye West has a genuine shot at becoming POTUS? Let us know in the comments, and check back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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