Nigel Farage has been left red-faced after being tricked into recording a paid tribute to Ian Watkins, the previous Lostprophets frontman and convicted little one intercourse offender, by way of the Cameo platform.
The Reform UK chief issued a 30-second personalised video on Thursday, January 15 through which he unknowingly praised Watkins, who was serving a 29-year jail sentence for a number of little one intercourse offenses earlier than being killed at Wakefield Jail in October.
Within the video, Farage mentioned: “This message is to pay tribute to Ian Watkins, man, a very good man who was very a lot in touch with me, who cherished his kids and shall be sorely, sorely missed by them endlessly.”
He continued: “He’ll at all times maintain a really particular place in everyone’s coronary heart. And bear in mind what he at all times mentioned, ‘mad lolz’ – effectively, I am going to let you know what, that does nearly sum up the world, does not it? Sorry in your grief, however please attempt to preserve some completely happy recollections.”
The video shortly circulated on-line, prompting widespread backlash as soon as it grew to become clear Farage had been referring to the disgraced musician.
Reacting to the revelation, Farage advised Metro: “Thank him for the cash. There are many Ian Watkins. Inform him to ship extra. I did alter his request.”
The Cameo request was made by prankster John Smith, who mentioned he was impressed by the same incident final 12 months through which Farage was tricked into repeating the pro-IRA slogan “up the ra.”
“Getting the video was simplicity itself,” Smith defined. “I simply requested him to do a video on behalf of a late good friend referred to as Ian Watkins and his household.”
Smith added: “I’m involved that he couldn’t see by means of my frankly paper-thin deception and his willingness to do something for cash with out even a rudimentary examine. If he would do that for a small sum of money, what would he do for paymasters with deeper pockets?”
Ian Watkins most likely would’ve cherished this, however he obtained stabbed demise in jail for being one of many worst folks to shame this planet.
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