Celebrity chef Salt Bae found himself embroiled in controversy when he bizarrely ran onto the field at the 2022 World Cup final.
Now-controversial poker player Dan Bilzerian, 43, from Tampa, Florida, revealed that he always knew the chef was “weird” because he had been sending him photos of himself for years.
The social media personality shared a screen recording of his direct messages, which showed Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, 40, trying to contact him for years.
He captioned the video on his Instagram Stories: ‘Everyone’s talking about how weird this Salt Bae is, I’ve known that for years. What fucking nonsense.
It seemed the Turkish butcher tried to befriend Dan as far back as 2015, sending him a series of private snaps.
Dan Bilzerian, 43, from Tampa, Florida, revealed that he always knew Salt Bae was “weird” because he had been sending him photos of himself for years.
The video showed the large number of photos Dan received from Salt Bae, and the fact that Dan never responded to any of his messages didn’t stop the chef from sending even more.
To make things even more awkward, the images were sent to the 43-year-old even though Bilzerian did not follow Salt Bae on Instagram.
The snaps ranged from photos of the chef topless to him wielding large knives alongside steaks to selfies with a dog.
Bilzerian’s comments come after Salt Bae strangely entered the field and chased several Argentine players moments after they beat France to win the 2022 World Cup trophy.
Lionel Messi looked visibly frustrated as the celebrity chef tried to reach him as he celebrated winning the only major trophy that had eluded him in his brilliant career.
In other cringe-worthy scenes, the chef put another player’s medal in his mouth and continued trying to take the trophy from the Argentine team while celebrating.
Now the 39-year-old, whose real name is Nusret Gökce, has tried to explain what he was thinking and says he will never set foot on a World Cup pitch again.
The social media personality shared a screen recording of his direct messages, which showed Salt Bae trying to contact him for years.
The Turkish butcher, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, tried to befriend Dan back in 2015, sending him a bunch of private snaps.
He captioned the video on his Instagram Stories: “Everyone’s talking about how weird this Salt Bae is, I’ve known that for years.”
‘I love Argentina; I have lived there. I went to support them,’ he told The Times about why he was at the game.
‘Many of (the team) have come to the restaurant. I didn’t feel like a stranger. It was a special moment. I can’t do anything about why I was there, but I would never, ever set foot on the World Cup field again.
‘There were two billion people watching the World Cup… How many people are talking about me? Five billion. The whole world.’
‘I didn’t go out into the field with the aim of advertising; I just felt like it. So it was a little surprise. There were at least 1,000 other people in the field, but when they show the video they realize it’s just me.
“I never, ever wanted to overshadow anything. I didn’t like the attention. I didn’t kick anyone or steal anything.
Footage emerged on social media showing the Turkish chef desperately trying to get closer to Messi, putting his hand on his shoulder and encouraging him to reluctantly shake his hand before trying to push him away again.
Salt Bae became embroiled in controversy when he bizarrely ran onto the field in the 2022 World Cup final.
Salt Bae (right) puts his hand on the shoulder of Argentina’s Lionel Messi at the end of the World Cup soccer final.
Salt Bae also got close to Messi’s Argentina teammate Angel Di Maria as he posed for a video with the winger and said “Wow” as they held the trophy together.
He then struck the precious gold trophy, hitting it with a silver ring he was wearing, which made a clang, leaving Di María completely bewildered by his side.
FIFA rules state that only a “very select group of people” can touch the trophy, including World Cup winners and heads of state, calling into question why Salt Bae was allowed near it. he.
The governing body said they were investigating how it got into the field, but have not publicly revealed any findings.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has already been photographed in Salt Bae restaurants.