The Kyle And Jackie O Show has sparked fury from listeners after censoring parts of an interview with controversial chef Pete Evans.
Evans, who destroyed his own media career by peddling misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic and sharing a ‘racist’ meme, appeared on KIIS FM’s top-rating breakfast show on Thursday in an attempt to clear his name.
Calling into the show from his remote property in north-eastern NSW, the former My Kitchen Rules star doubled-down on his opposition to Covid vaccines, masks and social distancing.
He also cast doubt upon Covid rapid antigen tests and defended his claims about the ‘healing’ abilities of the $15,000 BioCharger lamps he was fined for promoting in 2020.
However most of what he said was beeped out by the station’s censor.
The Kyle And Jackie O Show has sparked fury from their listeners after censoring large portions of an interview with controversial chef Pete Evans. (Pictured Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and Pete Evans)
Listeners later called into the show to weigh in on whether Evans should be censored by mainstream media, with the vast majority declaring it was time to ‘un-cancel’ him.
One fan said Evans should be un-cancelled because he is a ‘real man’ who ‘stands up’ for his beliefs.
Another alleged that Evans had ‘gone and done the research’ and ‘wasn’t just talking s**t’, and therefore shouldn’t be barred from sharing his opinions publicly, even if they are viewed as scientifically incorrect.
Evans (pictured), who destroyed his own media career by peddling misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic and sharing a ‘racist’ meme , appeared on KIIS FM’s top-rating breakfast show on Thursday in an attempt to clear his name
However there were several callers who argued Evans should be prevented from sharing beliefs that could cause listeners to harm their own health.
One caller, who was a medical professional, pointed out that Evans, 50, isn’t qualified to give health advice, and that what he said on-air was ‘just the tip of the iceberg.’
‘The issue is everyone with 100,000 million followers, whatever it may be, thinks all of a sudden they’re a doctor or a personal trainer or wherever it may be and that they’re qualified to give this health advice,’ she said.
Listeners later called into the show to weigh in on whether Evans should be censored by mainstream media, with the vast majority declaring it was time to ‘un-cancel’ him
‘He has said some ridiculous things. I get patients left right and center coming through asking, “Oh my goodness. I shouldn’t be giving my kid breast milk. He’s saying [give them] bone broth”. He’s saying sunscreen is poisonous.’
The caller was referring to previous claims made by Evans that infants should be given bone broth, and that sunscreen is toxic and should never be used.
Another argued Evans should remain cancelled because he has never apologised over his claims that were proven wrong by Australia’s top medical authorities.
Co-host Sandilands later explained why the censor had beeped out parts of Evans’ interview – as well as some of what was said by the fans who called in to defend him.
‘I believe that this isn’t the censor beeping out what she doesn’t believe is right or wrong. This is the censor beeping out what legally we can and cannot put to air,’ Sandilands explained.
Elsewhere in his radio interview, Evans denied claims he was a ‘white supremacist’, after he was widely condemned in November 2020 for posting cartoon on his social media pages featuring the neo-Nazi black sun symbol (pictured is Evans’ post)
Elsewhere in his radio interview, Evans denied claims he was a ‘white supremacist’ after he was widely condemned in November 2020 for posting a cartoon on his social media pages featuring the neo-Nazi black sun symbol.
‘An oldie but a goldie. There are many different interpretations of this image. Peace and love to all always,’ he captioned the image at the time.
Evans seemingly confirmed he was aware of the meaning of the symbol when a fan stated they recognised it, and Pete replied: ‘I was waiting for someone to see that.’
Evans seemingly confirmed he was aware of the meaning of the symbol when a fan stated they recognised it, and Pete replied: ‘I was waiting for someone to see that’
Yet speaking to Kyle And Jackie O on Thursday, Evans claimed he ‘100 per cent had no idea’ about what the neo-Nazi symbol meant when he posted it.
‘I’ve never been associated with anything to do with neo-Nazism. And if you look at all of the body of work that I’ve done, in the 20 cookbooks [I’ve released], I celebrate every single culture that I know has beautiful food in the world, including Jewish food,’ he said.
Evans said it was ‘beyond ridiculous’ that someone would ever associate him with white supremacy, given that he worked with indigenous Australians to create his controversial documentary Magic Pill.
The black sun symbol became infamous around the world soon after it was introduced by top-ranking Nazi Heinrich Himmler during World War II.
The symbol has since been used by numerous neo-Nazi groups and by Christchurch mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant.
In May 2020, it was announced that Pete had parted ways with Channel Seven after 10 years as a judge on My Kitchen Rules alongside Manu Feildel and guest judge Colin Fassnidge. (Pictured is Evans on My Kitchen Rules)
In October 2020, Evans controversially urged his supporters to study ‘the true history of Germany’.
At the time, he had responded to a fan on social media who claimed that ‘Nazi Germany was infiltrating Australia using stealth and brainwashing’, and that Australians should ‘wake up and look at history’.
Evans responded: ‘You may wish to have another look about the true history about Germany.’
Evans also ‘liked’ another fan’s comment, which stated: ‘Everything we were taught about the Germans is 100 per cent the opposite of the reality that took place.’
Evans (pictured above with his wife Nicola) was widely condemned in July 2020 when he falsely claimed that Covid-19 was a ‘f**king hoax’ and that the pandemic ‘doesn’t compare to what is happening in the world on a large scale’
In May 2020, it was announced that Pete had parted ways with Channel Seven after 10 years as a judge on My Kitchen Rules alongside Manu Feildel and guest judge Colin Fassnidge.
It effectively marked his break from the mainstream after years of flirting with off-the-wall ideas during his tenure at the network.
Free from the contractual constraints of mainstream network television, Evans began spouting his non-scientific beliefs about vaccines and the Covid-19 pandemic on social media.
In July 2020, Evans was widely condemned when he falsely claimed that Covid-19 was a ‘f**king hoax’ and that the pandemic ‘doesn’t compare to what is happening in the world on a large scale’.
In May 2021, he was slapped with a $80,000 fine for trying to cash in again on Covid by flogging more fake treatments online.
It was the second time he ran foul of authorities after previously being fined $25,000 for trying to sell his so-called BioCharger for $15,000 a time on Facebook.
He insisted the light could cure COVID-19 and protect users from infection – but had no evidence to support the claims.
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