Kanye West's former chief of staff accuses dentist of causing addiction to nitrous oxide

Kanye West’s former chief of staff has alleged that dentist Thomas Connelly is responsible for getting the rapper hooked on nitrous oxide.

“There is a reason Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is no longer capable of successfully releasing music or clothing,” Milo Yiannopoulos claimed in a series of posts on X Wednesday.

“Connelly got Ye hooked on nitrous—laughing gas. It is my belief that Connelly sought to diminish Ye’s mental faculties so that Connelly and his business associates could extract millions of dollars from him.”

The British far-right political commentator also alleged that he had "uncovered the fraud" and "intervened," actions that upset the 47-year-old Grammy winner and resulted in Yiannopoulos leaving Yeezy earlier this year.

“Ye, hooked on nitrous, blew up our relationship on purpose by proposing something he knew I’d have to resign over (because I had told him so): the resurrection of his longtime idle fantasy of making porn,” he alleged.

In April, West’s representative told Page Six that he was considering launching a “Yeezy Porn” studio, a concept he had reportedly been contemplating for some time.

Yiannopoulos, who worked with the “Gold Digger” rapper from 2022 to 2024, confirmed that he filed a complaint against Connelly with the California Dental Board, accusing him of being “a dangerous predator who targets African-American celebrities.”

He shared a legal affidavit that claimed the dentist charged West $50,000 per month for supplying nitrous gas for recreational use.

Yiannopoulos also accused Connelly of continuing to provide the gas to the “Heartless” hitmaker even after West exhibited “distressing symptoms that led to widespread comment and concern.”

The complaint further alleged that Connelly supplied West with so much gas that he had “four surgical size canisters” in his home at one point.

Yiannopoulos also claimed Connelly spoke about “putting Ye under … as though it were a normal part of everyday life.”