TikTok star Cole Carrigan has apologized to Kanye West and Kim Kardashian after being hit by a letter of cease from West’s ex-bodyguard.
Page Six reported Friday that Carrigan – a makeup influencer with nearly 350,000 followers – posted claims to the social media site that West’s former bodyguard Steve Stanulis hosted a meeting for Carrigan and West at a W Hotel in November.
Stanulis’s lawyer condemned Carrigan’s allegations as “completely and completely false”. He added that Stanulis, “in the strongest terms, denies all these false and defamatory statements”, saying that Stanulis had never heard of Carrigan.
On Sunday, Carrigan posted a video of himself with the don’t-cease-it letter apologizing to West and Kardashian, and while he didn’t go so far as to say he was making up the story about West, he said he had the information out there because West ‘voted for Trump’.
“To make sure I stay out of court and not be prosecuted, I have to apologize to Mr. West and Kim Kardashian West,” the TikToker said in the clip. “So hey, Kim, if you’re watching this, I’m so sorry, I honestly did this for the simple fact that your husband voted for Trump, and we just can’t have that clowning in America, so you’re welcome.”
Then he says, “Second, I hope this doesn’t ruin my chance of getting on the KKW PR list because I’ve been dying for those contour sticks.” KKW is Kardashian’s beauty line, which recently struck a $ 200 million deal with Coty.
Stanulis told Page Six that he retired from West in 2016. Sources also told Page Six that West had never heard of or met Carrigan. Stanulis, who became a filmmaker, is working on his latest film, “Red Money”.
Stanulis’ legal letter demanded that Carrigan apologize to him, as well as West and Kardashian, and stop posting about him. (Carrigan never mentioned Stanulis in his posts, but he did mention his image and name on some of the alleged direct messages.)
Page Six reported exclusively last week that West and Kardashian were heading for a divorce. There are then wild, unconfirmed rumors about the couple online.