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Nigel Farage seems to Lost Prophet singer Ian Watkins disgracedA convicted pedophile has described himself as a “really good guy” in a video posted on social media.
This video has been posted to Cameo is an online platform where fans can pay celebrities to receive personalized video messages, And appeared to show Mr Farage saying Watkins “loved his children” after being tricked by a prankster who paid him to make the video.
John Smith, who reportedly paid £98 for the video, said he was concerned reform Leaders were unable to see through his “paper deception.”
pedophile rock star Sentenced to 29 years in prison for child sex crimeswho was stabbed to death at HMP Wakefield last year.
Watkins, 48, was jailed in December 2013 after admitting a string of sex offences, including attempting to rape a fan’s baby.
Mr Farage was criticized on social media for the video, with some saying it showed he was “too lazy to do his due diligence”.
exist guest appearance In the video, the reform leader said: “This message is to Ian Watkinsa good man, a very good man, he was very connected to me, he loved his children and they will always miss him very, very much.
“He will always have a very special place in everyone’s heart. Remember what he always said, ‘Crazy ha ha.'”
“Well, let me tell you, that sums up the world, doesn’t it?
“Sorry to make you sad, but please try to keep some happy memories.”
Mr Smith told subway: “Getting the video itself was simple, I just asked him to make a video on behalf of his late friend Ian Watkins and his family.
“I’m concerned that he won’t be able to see through my honest-to-goodness paper deception and his willingness to do anything for money without even a basic check.”
as he approaches subway Regarding the video, Mr Farage said: “Thank him for giving me the money. Ian Watkins has a lot. Ask him to post more. I did change his request.”
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Mr Farage told independent: “Nigel has made thousands of guest appearances for fans and supporters over the years.
“Unfortunately, a few people abused this in an attempt to deceive or prank him.”
2013, The Guardian A day after he pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted rape, Watkins reportedly spoke to a female fan in jail and said he would make a statement when he was sentenced, saying it was all “super haha”.
“I’m going to make a statement on the 18th, just to say it’s awesome, haha. I don’t know what everyone is so scared about,” he said.
Mr Farage regularly films guest appearances, often reading inside jokes for people’s birthdays.
In 2021, he is Tricked into reading pro-IRA messages Scammers have targeted controversial figures on video messaging sites.
In a video on the video-sharing platform, the former politician read out birthday wishes, raised his glass and said “up the RA.”
Mr Farage told Online mailing At the time: “If I saw ‘RA,’ I would think it was something very innocent and not even know there was any implication in it.”
Thousands of people watched the latest video of the cameo on social media, with one person saying: “This just highlights the fact that he will say anything for money and doesn’t bother to do any research on it.”
Another said: “Supposedly he was smart enough to run the country but not smart enough to Google someone before reading a guest eulogy.”