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Mint
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
TikTok popular star Khaby Lame leaves US after ICE detained him for overstaying visa
The world's most prominent TikTok star, Khaby Lame, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, has left the US after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa. This comes amid President Donald Trump's escalating crackdown on immigration, comprising raids in Los Angeles that led days of protests against ICE. According to a spokesperson for ICE, Lame, the Senegalese-Italian influencer, was detained on Friday at Harry Reid International Airport but was permitted to leave the country without a deportation order. He reached the US on April 30 and "overstayed the terms of his visa," the spokesperson stated. A voluntary departure, which was allowed to Lame, permits those facing removal from the US to prevent a deportation order on their immigration record, which could disallow them from being come back into the US for up to a decade. Lame, 25, became popular worldwide during the pandemic without ever saying a word in his videos, which would display him reacting to absurdly sophisticated "life hacks." He has more than 162 million followers on TikTok alone. The influencer came to Italy when he was an infant with his working class parents and holds an Italian citizenship. His internet rise swiftly evolved and signed a multi-year partnership with designer brand Hugo Boss in 2022. He was designated as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador in January. It was officially declared that Lame had married Wendy Thembelihle Juel in November, 2023. Later, in May 2024, it came to an end. Lame was listed in Fortune's 40 Under 40 and Forbes' 30 Under 30 in 2022. He is a judge on the television show Italia's Got Talent since 2023. He has done a voice cameo in the Italian-dubbed version of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), including making a brief, non-speaking cameo appearance in the 2024 action comedy film Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Lame participated in the Venice Film Festival as a special guest for the first screening of the French film Lost Illusions, by Xavier Giannoli in 2021 September, and recently the Met Gala in New York City last month, days after arriving in the US.
Daily Mirror
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
BGT finalist rumbled as huge TV star with connection to Simon Cowell
Ping Pang Pong are set to compete in the Britain's Got Talent final tonight - and it's been discovered that the creator of the group has a prior 'connection' to Simon Cowell Hip-hop and ping pong fusion dance group Ping Pang Pong wowed judges and audiences with their Britain's Got Talent audition and semi-final, and now it's time for the group to take to the stage for the final time. Although they didn't receive the all important Golden Buzzer during the semi-final, the group had the backing of the audience - as they were sent through to the final as they received the most votes from the public. The group, who title themselves as the " world 's first ping pong dance revolution," incorporate ping pong paddles and balls into their dance routines, with the unique twist raising the audience to their feet. But that's not all... Adding into the uniqueness, during one part of their routine, one of the dancers was seen shooting a ping pong ball from his mouth across the stage as another dancer caught it in his own mouth. Despite the act being hailed as one of a kind, it's not the first time they've appeared on a show like this. In 2023, they group auditioned for Italia's Got Talent. During their stint on the show, the group received Khaby Lame's Golden Buzzer and later advanced to the final. Group creator Patrizio Ratto, however has gone many steps further with several TV appearances under his belt. Most notably, the star competed on America's Got Talent - but as a pianist. It means his BGT audition wasn't the first time the star crossed paths with Simon Cowell. The star competed on season 14 of the series, which aired in 2020. However, he was unfortunately eliminated from the contest during the judges cut. The Italian star wowed the judges in his audition, as he played Fur Elise on the piano before proceeding to perform some robotic dancing. Howie Mandel, Julianne Hough, Gabrielle Union, and Simon Cowell all voted "Yes," as the star proceeded to the next round. However, during the Judges Cuts his performance wasn't enough to send him through to the next round. It wasn't the only time the star auditioned for a onscreen talent show, having competed in the 6th season of Italian competition series Tu Si Que Vales in which he ultimately placed 3rd overall in the Final. In 2020, he competed in for the 10th season of Romania's Got Talent, and in 2023, he auditioned for Spain's Got Talent: All-Stars, although he failed to advance through the the final. He then took group Ping Pang Pong into Italia's Got Talent in 2023 before they auditioned for Britain's Got Talent two years later. During their stint on Italia's Got Talent, the group received Khaby Lame's Golden Buzzer and later advanced to the final.
