Ex-My Kitchen Rules chef Pete Evans takes aim at Melbourne’s new mask rules
Chef-turned-conspiracy theorist Pete Evans has taken aim at Melbourne’s new face mask rules, as the city continues to brave its second coronavirus wave — something he previously branded as a hoax.
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Celebrity chef-turned-conspiracy-theorist, Pete Evans, is mocking the use of face masks in his latest posts.
He has also shared a post on his Facebook which encourages Victorians to not wear a mask, cop a $200 fine and have it challenged in court because the Government won’t fight you.
Evans wrote: “For people in Victoria this was sent to me to share. I don’t know the validity. So explore in your own way.”
The former My Kitchen Rules star, who has slammed the coronavirus pandemic as a hoax, also posted a series of memes on Instagram appearing to make fun of the use of masks, which will be mandatory in Melbourne for people out in public from Thursday.
In one it says: “If your mask doesn’t work because I won’t wear my mask, then feel free to wear my mask over the top of your mask. Problem solved.”
In other posts to his Instagram he again questions the legitimacy of the extent of coronavirus.
He posted an article with the headline: “California doctors say they’ve seen more deaths from suicide than coronavirus since lockdowns”.
And another raised the use of an image of a hospital ward which he claims was re-used in other countries and by Seven News Melbourne with the caption: “Fake News in Australia. Surprise Surprise.”
Last month Evans was criticised for suggesting the pandemic was a hoax when millions of cases were recorded worldwide.
He shared a meme comparing a ferocious T-Rex from Jurassic Park to the cuddly children’s entertainer Barney the dinosaur: “Covid according to the media / covid in real life.”
He captioned the pic with a love heart and rainbow emoji.
But the post was met with a mixed response, even from loyal followers.
“Thousands of people have died – have some respect,” wrote one person under the post.
At the start of this month a podcast by The Bachelor New Zealand stars featuring Evans was pulled after being labelled ‘dangerous and harmful’.
In the now-deleted interview he called the pandemic a hoax.
“I think it’s a hoax. I think this whole f...ing thing is a hoax,” he said.
“Not COVID, but this whole pandemic ... that we have shut down the world. Do you want your kids to go to school wearing a f...ing mask? It’s ridiculous.”