Kanye West's Former Bodyguard Shuts Down TikTok Star Cole Carrigan's Hotel Claim

Kanye West’s former bodyguard has slammed a TikTok star's claims that he set up a clandestine meeting for him and the rapper last year.

Steve Stanulis has sent influencer Cole Carrigan a cease-and-desist letter and called his story "false," asserting that he has never met or spoken to him.

"As you know, these images are not authentic, and the statements you made are completely and entirely false. In fact, our client hereby denies ever meeting you, speaking with you or, more broadly, even knowing of your identity prior to January 7, 2021," Stanuli's lawyer, Dmitriy Shakhnevich, wrote in a document obtained by Page Six. "As such, our client denies, in the strongest terms, all of these false and defamatory statements involving his name and likeness."

This came after Carrigan claimed to his nearly 340,000 TikTok followers Thursday that Stanulis summoned him to a hotel in Los Angeles last year to meet West, sharing screenshots of alleged conversations with West's "former bodyguard." He further claimed that he first met West at a Bel Air, California party in May and was asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement when they met up at the hotel later.

Though Carrigan didn't name Stanulis, one of his videos showed the bodyguard’s headshot from his Instagram account next to each of the messages, as well as Stanulis’ name at the top.

Multiple unnamed sources also told Page Six that West has never heard of or met Carrigan despite the influencer's claims.

Stanulis' lawyers deemed Carrigan's post defamatory and informed him that "our client has directed our office to immediately initiate legal action against you, which will include the aforementioned cause of action, and possibly others."

West's former bodyguard's legal team asked Carrigan to stop posting about him and demanded that he apologize to Stanulis, as well as to West and his wife, Kim Kardashian, "for publishing defamatory statements that you knew were false."

Page Six reached out to Carrigan for comment about the matter but did not receive a response.

Stanulis has been a New York cop and a male stripper, the outlet said. He hasn't worked in security for years and is now a film producer and director.

Meanwhile, West and Kardashian's alleged split made headlines this week, with Page Six reporting that they were headed for divorce.

Another report said the rapper failed to be there for his wife and left most of the parenting duties to Kardashian. Meanwhile, Us Weekly reported, citing an unnamed source, that West was jealous of the time Kardashian dedicated to "prison reform and the kids."