Khaby Lame, TikTok’s Biggest Influencer Self-Deports
Khaby Lame has more than 162 million followers on TikTok, and the influencer/entertainer has reportedly self-deported after being detained at an airport in the USA. Fortunately, he can take his income with him. Read on for more information.
The Biggest Following?
According to The Sun US, Lame posted about being in Italy after his detention. The outlet noted that “the TikToker…was detained by ICE agents on June 6 at a Las Vegas airport.” The outlet also reported that the Senegal-born Italian citizen “was allowed to voluntarily leave the US.”
The influencer, who also garnered more than 80 million followers on Instagram, is the “World’s most-followed TikTok star.” Allegedly, he overstayed, but not for very long. So, that might explain why they let him go back home.
Who Is Lame?
According to his social media profile, Lame does gaming and makes videos to entertain people. He’d started out when he was bored during the COVID pandemic. Before that, he was a nobody, really. He’d previously worked in a factory and spent a lot of his life in Italy, where he resides legally.
Now that he’s back in Italy, he’s fortunate that he can still access the internet. So, he’s likely to keep on entertaining millions of people. Most of his videos are amusing skits and cover a wide range of everyday life situations. You can see one of them further down in the article.
Funny Videos Are Popular
The rise of AI annoys many people on social media because some videos made look so unrealistic. Human talent is appreciated and lots of people follow the influencer because he is plain and simply funny.
One video showed kids lining up to throw their phones into a bucket of water. Then Lame entered and lurked in a corner, looking guilty. He also dumped his phone, but only the cover.
Deportation Chatter
Many fans reacted, and lots of them laughed at the phone video pointing out that many phones are waterproof. But others talked about his deportation. One of them wrote in the comments, “This guy got arrested by ICE?”
@khaby.lame Sorry teacher, I am never going to bring my phone to school again#learnfromkhaby #comedy
Here are more reactions to Khaby Lame leaving the USA:
- I’d agree if they were criminals. But they’re harmless so what’s the point[?]
- Time the people start doing something about it.
- bros achieved more than you did with no visa.
- …No it has not affected me personally, YET. But don’t meen (sic) It won’t.
Some people talked about Khaby Lame coming in illegally, but he didn’t. He overstayed after legally arriving at the end of April.
Are you sad to hear that ICE sent him away? Will you still follow him on social media? Shout out in the comments below and come back here often for all your influencer news and updates.
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