Le Tissier says he has ‘zero regrets’ about his conspiracy theories
- Former Southampton striker Matt Le Tissier was sacked by Sky Sports in 2020
- He blamed his dismissal on his controversial views, however says he has no regrets
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Matt Le Tissier has insisted he has no regrets over his controversial behaviour on social media, regardless of claiming it price him his punditry job at Sky Sports.
Le Tissier was axed by the broadcaster in August 2020 alongside fellow Soccer Saturday panellists Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson, and later blamed his dismissal on his refusal to put on a BLM badge and his views on Covid-19.
The former Southampton striker was criticised for sharing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories in 2021, with Professor Keith Neal, an skilled in public well being on the University of Nottingham, accusing him of placing lives in danger by encouraging individuals to not get the jab.
He was additionally slammed by followers the next 12 months for spreading conspiracy theories concerning the Ukraine struggle, the place he appeared to say Russia’s bloodbath in Bucha had been blown out of proportion, earlier than later deleting his tweet.
And he wasn’t performed there, as he posted a thread questioning the legitimacy of the 9/11 catastrophe. His former Soccer Saturday colleague Jeff Stelling slammed Le Tissier’s submit for being ‘whole and absolute b*******’ earlier than it was later deleted, after which added: ‘Sorry if there was any ambiguity. I disagree with Tiss 100 per cent’.
Matt Le Tissier has claimed he has no regrets about his controversial social media behaviour
Le Tissier (second left) was axed by Sky Sports in 2020 and later blamed his dismissal on not carrying a BLM badge and his views on Covid-19
He appeared to recommend the media had blown Russia’s bloodbath of Bucha out of proportion in 2022
On X, Le Tissier re-tweeted a submit suggesting the media have ‘lied’ about sure occasions
He additionally questioned the legitimacy of the 9/11 catastrophe by posting a social media thread final 12 months
The two males not too long ago sat down for an episode of the podcast Football’s Greatest With Jeff Stelling, and Le Tissier was quizzed on his use of social media. He provided a defiant response.
‘I do not remorse doing what I’ve performed, despite the fact that it is price me stuff. I might do precisely the identical factor once more as a result of I believe it is the best factor to do,’ he stated.
‘I believe as a society we have gone down a really harmful path, and I believe individuals must attempt to perceive simply how shut we’re to being run by very tyrannical individuals who haven’t got the most effective pursuits of humanity at coronary heart. And that is the premise for the whole lot that I’ve performed, actually.
‘You can go into the little bits and items about it, however in the end, that is the most important purpose. I haven’t got a single remorse for standing up for what I consider in, and if that prices me cash then so be it, which it has.
‘The funniest factor about it’s I get individuals calling me out on social media going “you’re a shill!” And I’m like “right, so you think I’m doing this for money” when I’ve most likely sacrificed about 50 per cent of what I used to be incomes three or 4 years in the past. That does not make sense.
Le Tissier laughed at these claiming he was spreading his controversial views for cash, claiming it had truly price him from a monetary perspective
‘But, as I stated, would not change a factor. I’d do the identical factor once more if I needed to.’
Despite being criticised by his good friend Stelling for his views on the 9/11 catastrophe, Le Tissier has continued to precise his controversial beliefs in latest months.
The 55-year-old launched a weird assault on David Beckham in November after coming throughout a photograph the previous England captain had taken with Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates the earlier 12 months.
Speaking to former Premier League footballer David Cotterill, Le Tissier stated: ‘My abdomen turned once I noticed that image of David Beckham with Bill Gates.
‘I imply, severely, why? You have been a superb footballer, David, you were not nice. You weren’t world-class. You have been a really, superb footballer at what you probably did, you have been superb.
‘Why are you getting concerned with that bloke for? Do you might have any thought what crimes he is dedicated?’
David Beckham (proper) took an image with Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates (left) in 2022
Le Tissier questioned why Beckham would wish to get entangled with Gates
Le Tissier beforehand implied Gates could possibly be linked to the dying of Tanzania president John Magafuli in 2021
This adopted on from Le Tissier implying again in 2021 that Gates could possibly be linked to the dying of Tanzania president John Magafuli.
Magafuli died in March 2021 of reported coronary heart issues simply days after the nation’s Prime Minister had declared he was ‘wholesome and dealing arduous’.
Le Tissier subsequently posted a screenshot of an article by The Guardian that had criticised Magafuli’s anti-vaxxer stance shortly earlier than his dying, and identified the piece was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Gates has by no means been convicted and even charged with any crimes and is broadly heralded for his philanthropy.
