The A-League fan who was allegedly punched by MasterChef judge George Calombaris after he heckled the chef over unpaid staff wages has spoken to A Current Affair, saying he “couldn’t believe” what went down.
“I was just like everyone else, was yelling ‘pay your staff’, and I think the crowd was just getting on his nerves a bit,” the teenager said. “He was yelling at me, ‘come on the field, come on the field’. I’m not an idiot, I’m not going to go on the field.”
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“He came over, because I didn’t come on the field. You can see on the video, I start to move back and then I just got hit in the stomach. I couldn’t believe it really.”
The teenager – who remains anonymous presumably out of a fear Calombaris will abduct him and cook him into a delicious Greek dish – says that he’s keen to take further action. “He should suffer the same fate as everyone else,” he said. “He’s a celebrity, he’s a role model, he shouldn’t be doing it. He’s been given a media pass to be on the field and he’s abused that privilege, that’s for sure.”
Yesterday, Calombaris issued a statement apologising for his conduct, but claimed that he was provoked when members of the crowd yelled abuse about his family:
I have spoken to Melbourne Victory FC and Football Federation Australia today to report the situation and I’m truly sorry that this has happened. I was genuinely shocked when post-match football banter turned into personal abuse about my family. While I am not proud of my reaction to the situation, I was offended by a spectator yelling out abusive and derogatory comments about my family.
Source: News.com.au.
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