Italian model says he has been fired from the Met Gala for upstaging Kylie Jenner [Video]

An Italian model and greeter who worked at last year’s Met Gala has claimed he has been fired three days before this year’s event because he upstaged Kylie Jenner at last year’s celebration.

Eugenio Casnighi said he is being punished by his agency, who he doesn’t identify, for going viral in the background of photos of the reality star as she posed on the red carpet.

The 26-year-old said he had been working at the Gala, which marks the fashion industry’s most anticipated red-carpet event, for the last two years. His job was to “be with Kylie Jenner the whole night” and help her with “whatever she needed”.

Despite his attendance being confirmed over a month ago, he claims to have been given less than three days notice before being informed he was no longer …