Kanye West's former staffer says he has proof that rapper is addicted to nitrous oxide

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Who knows if any of this is true since nothing has been proven yet, but Milo Yiannopoulos, Kanye West's former chief of staff, released text messages that he says prove the rapper is addicted to nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas.

Yiannopoulos — known for his far-right beliefs — first made the allegation on August 7, of this year and said West's alleged addiction has kept him from releasing quality music and clothes.

"There is a reason Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is no longer capable of successfully releasing music or clothing," tweeted Yiannopoulos. "In fact, there are several reasons. But the most serious and the most recent is his dentist, Thomas Connelly. 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."

A rep for Connelly released a statement soon after and said Yiannopoulos is lying. "Dr. Thomas P. Connelly categorically denies all the false allegations made by Milo Yiannopoulos,” said the rep in a statement, according to Complex.

“Mr. Yiannopoulos, who has admitted to being motivated by personal grievances, has presented a narrative that is not only factually incorrect but also intentionally misleading," that person continued. "Dr. Connelly has never engaged in any reckless, unethical, or illegal conduct, nor has he ever endangered the health and safety of his patients.”

So, Yiannopoulos' accusation and Connelly's denial lead us to the text messages, which Yiannopoulos says shows the dentist's wrongdoing.

"This needs to be a long term goal : get recreational Nitrous legalized," reads a message supposedly from Connelly. "Can I have the Nitrus today," West allegedly responds. "Tom, you said you'd bring them by today. Checking in." Are you at the chateau?" it's said Connelly wrote back. "Yes. Can do."

West hasn't responded to Yiannopoulos' claim yet, and it'll be interesting to see if he does or not. Stay tuned.