Back to reality! Kyle Sandilands is set to return to Sydney in just DAYS after flying to Los Angeles following controversial Virgin Mary ‘joke’… which led to calls for his dismissal
He recently flew to LA after his controversial joke about the Virgin Mary brought about major backlash.
But KIIS FM host Kyle Sandilands is set to return home to Sydney this weekend and will reportedly be live on air from the station’s studios on Tuesday.
‘Kyle will be based back in Sydney next week,’ an ARN spokeswoman told The Daily Telegraph on Thursday.
Back to reality! Kyle Sandilands is set to return to Sydney this weekend after flying to LA following controversial Virgin Mary ‘joke’… which led to calls for his dismissal
The 48-year-old has been broadcasting the radio show from LA for the past week, after sparking mass outrage with the comment.
However, its believed he’ll be back in KIIS FM’s Macquarie Park studios from Tuesday, due to Monday being a public holiday.
According to the publication, Kyle is also expected to attend the Channel 10 programming launch for 2020 next week.
Back to it: However, its believed he’ll be back in KIIS FM’s Macquarie Park studios from Tuesday, due to Monday being a public holiday (Kyle is pictured with radio co-host, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson)
Taking it back: On Monday, Kyle issued a heartfelt apology for his controversial ‘joke’ about the Virgin Mary, telling listeners of The Kyle and Jackie O Show he deeply regrets what he said
On Monday, Kyle issued a heartfelt apology for his controversial ‘joke’ about the Virgin Mary, telling listeners of The Kyle and Jackie O Show he deeply regrets what he said.
Earlier last month, the radio presenter outraged Christian and Muslim groups by saying the Virgin Mary wasn’t actually a virgin and had fallen pregnant ‘behind a camel shed.’
After issuing a statement through his PR team, and apologising for a second time when confronted by paparazzi outside his Los Angeles home last week, Kyle addressed his listeners directly for the first time on Monday.
Causing outrage: Earlier last month, the radio presenter outraged Christian and Muslim groups by saying the Virgin Mary wasn’t actually a virgin and had fallen pregnant ‘behind a camel shed’
Banding together: Dozens of religious protesters flocked to KIIS FM’s Sydney headquarters last Monday, demanding his immediate sacking. Pictured: Muslim and Christian activists
‘I didn’t realise the gravity of it. I upset a lot of people,’ he said. ‘Even friends of mine were like, “bro how could you say something so dumb like that?”‘
The KIIS FM star said that he ‘only wanted to make people laugh’ and emphasised that the joke was ‘not planned’ in any way.
He had originally said: ‘I thought Mary was his [Jesus Christ’s] girlfriend but apparently it was the mother.
‘And the mother lied obviously and told everyone, “nah I got pregnant by a magical ghost”. Bulls**t.
‘Someone chock-a-blocked her behind the camel shed… You might believe everything that’s written down 2,000 years ago to be absolutely accurate and good on you, you’re dumb. Dumb as dog s**t.’
Dozens of religious protesters flocked to KIIS FM’s Sydney headquarters last Monday, demanding Kyle’s immediate sacking.
In addition, radio watchdog Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) received 150 complaints about the Virgin Mary segment.
Issues: In addition, radio watchdog Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) received 150 complaints about the Virgin Mary segment
