Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge has offered a brutal response to the TikTok 'comedian' who correctly predicted NSW's daily case numbers for five days then addressed an anti-lockdown rally in Sydney - only to be left fighting for his life in a Covid-19 ward.
The no-nonsense My Kitchen Rules judge, 46, whose restaurant was forced to close due to the lockdown, shared a screenshot on Instagram on Thursday of a news article about Jon-Benard Kairouz's recent hospitalisation.
He then mocked Kairouz, 24, for his conspiratorial views about Covid, writing: 'How's the f**king tin foil hat going now, bro?'
Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge has offered a brutal response to the TikTok 'comedian' who correctly predicted NSW's daily case numbers for five days then addressed an anti-lockdown rally in Sydney - only to be left fighting for his life in a Covid-19 ward
Dublin-born Fassnidge has been an outspoken voice for the hospitality industry during the Covid pandemic.
His restaurant was forced to shut its doors last year due to the lockdown and he later offered free takeaway meals to struggling Sydneysiders.
His generosity is in stark contrast to the selfish attitude displayed by his former MKR co-star Pete Evans, who spreads dangerous misinformation about Covid and vaccines to his rapidly dwindling audience on fringe social media apps.
The no-nonsense My Kitchen Rules judge, 46, whose own restaurant was forced to close due to the lockdown, shared a screenshot on Instagram on Thursday of a news article about Jon-Benard Kairouz's recent hospitalisation. He then mocked Kairouz, 24, for his supposedly conspiratorial views about Covid by writing: 'How's the f**king tin foil hat going now, bro?'
Daily Mail Australia was first to report Kairouz was in intensive care at St George Hospital in Kogarah, in Sydney's south, after being diagnosed with coronavirus.
He is facing two counts of not complying with Covid-19 directions and one count of encouraging the commission of crimes after he attended a violent anti-lockdown protest in Sydney's CBD on Saturday, July 24.
Mr Kairouz's lawyer, Eidan Havas, told Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday his client was forced to give instructions from hospital where his father is also battling the virus, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
He pleaded not guilty to all three counts.
Jon-Bernard Kairouz (left) and his father Richard Kairouz (right) have been hospitalised with Covid-19. Jon-Bernard was removed from ICU on Wednesday afternoon, but his father continues to battle the deadly disease in hospital
Kairouz (pictured) shot to fame after he correctly predicted the daily number of NSW case numbers in NSW. He repeatedly insisted his predictions are the result of 'simple maths', but has not released a single video since his suspected leak was outed
'This should highlight to everyone in NSW how serious Covid-19 is and everyone should be getting vaccinated and staying home in order to stop the transmission of this terrible virus,' Mr Havas said.
The case has been adjourned to Sydney's Local Downing Centre Local
