I need help removing this 10 year old ethernet cable out of my port.

I tried every tutorial, every reddit help post, Linus tech tips forum, chatgpt answer solution and it ended up like this abomination, I've tried opening it up to see if I can do anything but nope. Screw drivers, pen lids, pliers, brute force, anything.

I'm broke too so I can't afford a technician to hire.

Laptop: T480 ThinkPad Lenovo