Betelgeuse's Mysterious Partner Captured by Several Telescopes

I would really appreciate having a copy of the YT description here

I was wondering what could lead to the orbiting object breaking free and becoming an independent star. I think a supernova would be too destructive, but if enough mass (abut 30%) were lost by Betelgeuse in some other way, the orbiting object's current orbital velocity could become greater than its escape velocity. [30% is approximately 1 - sqrt(2)] That's a huge amount for a star to shed.