Controversial radio host Gareth Cliff has broken his silence following weeks of social media hounding. The media personality made headlines on the Twitter streets last week after making comments many peeps found racially insensitive.
Responding to the controversy, Cliff admits he was e abrasive and could have handled the situation more respectfully.
But the outspoken host says he also believes his comments, and particularly the interview, was what his “brand is about”.
“I’ll own it, but that’s also me. I do erupt sometimes, I sound very dismissive sometimes, I can be quite brash, I totally accept it,” he said.
“I could have been better. I could have treated her with a little more respect probably because I do treat everybody the same that comes on the show,” Cliff said.
Commenting on Nando’s decision to pull out as a sponsor, Cliff had this to say:
“I’m really not in any way angry with them. I think they had to do what they had to do. They did it because corporations have to make decisions sometimes which are uncomfortable and difficult,” he told a local publication
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