The most popular TikToker in the world, Kaby Lame, was arrested in Las Vegas, BTA reported, citing , ANSA and “Fan Page“.
He was detained by American immigration authorities. The news came from a post in “Ex“. In it, a user named Bo Loudon defined Kaby Lame as a "far-left tiktok player who was finally arrested by US immigration authorities" after Bo Loudon himself filed a report against him for being an illegal immigrant in the US, reports the Italian publication “Fan Page“. In his post, Bo Loudon also claimed that Kaby Lame had an expired US residence visa and that he had also evaded paying taxes.
The person who filed the report against Kaby Lame is 18 years old. He is the son of John William Loudon, a former member of the Missouri State Senate. On social media, Bo Loudon claims to be the best friend of Barron Trump, the youngest son of the US President. He regularly posts news in support of Trump.
After Italian media spent all day yesterday trying to get confirmation of the information about the arrest of Kabi Lame, finally a message came from the American immigration authorities that the most famous person in “Tik Tok“ was indeed arrested in the United States for violating immigration laws and that he agreed to voluntarily leave the country. Lame entered the United States on April 30 and the visa issued to him at that time has expired, the country's immigration authorities explained. Kaby Lame was arrested at the Las Vegas airport on his way to Miami, where he was supposed to attend a sporting event sponsored by him, according to "Fan Page", Agence France-Presse and ANSA.
Kabi Lame has not yet posted anything related to this incident on his social media accounts, but he did remind us that since returning to power in January, Donald Trump has tightened immigration controls and launched a campaign to massively expel illegal immigrants from the country.
For two years, Senegalese-born Kaby Lame has been the most popular person on "Tik Tok". He has 162.8 million followers on this social platform, according to the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse. And for some time now, Kaby Lame has been trying to break into Hollywood. But these days he has felt the harsh immigration policy of US President Donald Trump, ANSA and “Fan Page“ summarize, quoted by BTA.
Kabi Lame was born in Senegal in 2000. His full name is Kabane Seringe Lame. When he was one year old, his family moved to Italy and lived in social housing in Chivaso, near Turin. There, Kabi Lame was enrolled in the local school, but had learning problems due to dyslexia and dyscalculia, from which it turned out he suffered.
At some point, his parents, who are Muslims, sent him to study at a Koranic school in Senegal. After returning from there, he took up various jobs - he was a construction worker, a window and shop cleaner, worked as a delivery man at “Amazon“, and was also a kitchen assistant. Before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, Kabi Lame was employed as a mechanic in a factory, but due to the lockdowns due to Covid-19, layoffs were made there and he was left without a job.
Then he started watching what was happening on the Internet and came across “Tik Tok“. There he also discovered videos of Asians who supposedly gave practical advice to make everyday life easier. Then Kabi Lame had the idea of how to show through identical short videos how absurd this advice was. He filmed the videos at his home. In them, he compared the practical advice of Asian TikTokers with much more elementary solutions that he himself offered to such “complex“ problems, such as drinking water from a glass or peeling a banana. His videos quickly became a success. In them, Kabi Lame does not say anything, but only at the end makes a specific gesture with his arms outstretched with palms facing upwards, as if to say: “See how simple it is“. Gradually, this gesture begins to be imitated on social networks, and so Kabi Lame becomes a popular personality.
All this also brings Kabi income from advertising and he becomes a millionaire. In April 2021, Kabi Lame becomes the second most popular personality on “Tik Tok“, with his fans there continuing to increase. In the summer of the same year, he was invited as a special guest at the premiere of the French film “Lost Illusions“ by director Xavier Giannoli, presented at the Venice Film Festival. The same year, he signed a contract with the fashion house “Hugo Boss“ and became one of the faces of its campaigns. A year later, Forbes included him in its list of the 30 most successful people under 30, and Fortune included him in its list of the 40 most successful people under 40.
In March of the same year, Kabi Lame also received the "Fashion Wears Peace" award from the "African Fashion Portal" organization. The ceremony took place in the European Parliament building in Brussels, ANSA recalls.
The same year, Kabi Lame was included in the jury for "Tik Tok" films at the Cannes Film Festival. The following year, he also became part of the jury of the reality show "Italy's Got Talent."
At that time, Kabi Lame moved to Milan, where he participated in the "Hugo Boss" fashion shows. In the meantime, he managed to marry and divorce a model and become the most popular person on "Tik Tok."
At that time, he also began to move to the United States to try to build a film career in Hollywood. His dream is to show that he can also play serious roles and win an “Oscar“ award.
In anticipation of the perfect role, Kaby Lame walks the red carpet at various ceremonies, including those for the “Oscar“ awards in 2023 and “Grammy“ in 2024.
Earlier this year, Kaby Lame was chosen to be a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for his commitment to supporting the rights of children and young people in Africa, notes “Euronews“ and ANSA.
In the US, Kaby Lame met Tom Cruise, who, like him, suffers from dyslexia and who gave him advice on how to cope with reading and studying a script, recalls Agence France-Presse.
Kabi Lame also met film veteran Robert Redford, who advised him not to enroll in acting courses, but only to study English. According to Redford, this way Kaby Lame would preserve his natural talent as a comedian. Redford, who also works as a director, likes Kaby Lame as the main character in a documentary series that would show the catastrophic effect of global warming on African countries, including Kaby's home country - Senegal.
Two more films are being prepared with Kaby Lame - one dedicated to the black athlete Tommy Smith, who won the 200-meter final at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. and is famous for raising his fist high, stuffed into a black glove, during the award ceremony, performing the so-called "black power" salute as a sign of protest against racism in athletics and sports in general.
The other project with the participation of Kabi Lame in the USA is for a series titled "00 Kabi", which will be filmed mostly in the USA, but also in India and Brazil, and in which the young TikToker will play the role of a food delivery man recruited by the American secret services as a spy.
Kabi Lame promises that he will continue to shoot videos for "Tik Tok", as this is the springboard that launched him to fame, which in turn brought him money with which he supports his family. Kabi told People that in addition to his parents, he has an older brother and three younger brothers, whom he helps financially.
In 2022, Kabi Lame officially became an Italian citizen. According to Italian law, children of migrants can only apply for Italian citizenship when they turn 18. The process generally takes between three and four years. Kabi received citizenship in just two years. At the swearing-in ceremony in Chivaso, he was very emotional. He said that he had felt Italian even before that day, but added that he realized that by swearing in, he was taking on a great responsibility before the Italian state, ANSA reported.
Kabi Lame's last glamorous appearance was on May 5, when he paraded on the red carpet in front of the Metropolitan Museum in New York for the annual gala dinner. Kabi arrived wearing a white shirt and a gray three-piece suit by “Hugo Boss“ with watches pinned to the front of his vest. In addition, he had a cream raincoat slung over his shoulder.