Kyle Sandilands Defends ‘Monkeypox Is Gay Disease’ Jibe, Claims It Was PSA
starobserver.com.auKyle Sandilands has defended his Monkeypox comments he made on air last Tuesday and denied he accusations of homophobia.While Sandilands is no stranger to controversy his comments when he described Monkeypox on the Kyle and Jackie O Show as the “big gay disease floating around”, has invited censure even from Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton.“Please remind me – what’s the point of Kyle Sandilands?
If you can’t say something constructive, maybe keep quiet?,” posted Sutton.Please remind me – what’s the point of Kyle Sandilands?
If you can’t say something constructive, maybe keep quiet?— Chief Health Officer, Victoria (@VictorianCHO) August 28, 2022The controversy erupted after Sandilands requested fellow host Jackie O to be vaccinated against whooping cough prior to meeting his newborn son Otto.
The topic of Monkeypox then came about after Newsreader Brooklyn Ross asked Sandilands if he needed to have the Monkeypox vaccine.“What about me, do I need the Monkeypox vaccine?” Ross asked.
