Scandal-prone American comedian Matt Rife has touched down in Perth ahead of the n leg of his ProbleMATTic world tour.
The TikTok star, who faced major backlash for joking about domestic violence in his Netflix comedy special, announced his arrival via Instagram Stories on Tuesday by sharing a photo of himself posing shirtless at the beach.
‘Perth, you beautiful bish [love-heart eyes emoji],’ the 28-year-old wrote.
Hours earlier, Rife shared a video of himself relaxing at Sydney Airport with his entourage ahead of catching a flight to the Western n capital.
‘ baybeeee’, Rife wrote, beaming at the camera behind a pair of spectacles.
Scandal-prone American comedian Matt Rife, 28, touched down in Perth ahead of the n leg of his ProbleMATTic world tour, sharing this Instagram photo of himself shirtless a the beach
Rife will perform a string of shows across this month, starting in Perth before heading to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
Rife, who has amassed 18 million TikTok fans, recently stoked controversy when he made a sexist joke about domestic abuse as part of his Netflix comedy special, which was filmed in Washington, D.C. and released on the streaming platform in November.
He kicked off the controversial quip with a comparison between the American capital and its largest nearest city – Baltimore.
Earlier on Tuesday Rife shared a video of himself relaxing at Sydney Airport with his entourage ahead of catching a flight to the Western n capital
‘ baybeeee’, Rife wrote, beaming at the camera behind a pair of spectacles
Rife will perform a string of shows across this month, starting in Perth before heading to Brisbane , Sydney and Melbourne
‘I’ve only been to Baltimore one time, and the hostess who seats you had a black eye – a full black eye,’ Rife told the crowd. ‘It wasn’t like, ‘What happened?’ It was pretty obvious what happened.
‘And my boy, who I was with, was like, ‘Yeah, I feel bad for her, man, I feel like they should put her in the kitchen or something where nobody has to see her face.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, but I feel like if she could cook, she wouldn’t have that black eye.”
He later appeared to apologise for the joke telling his followers: ‘If you’ve ever been offended by a joke I’ve told, here’s a link to my official apology.’
Rife, who has amassed 18 million TikTok fans, recently stoked controversy when he made a sexist joke about domestic abuse as part of his Netflix comedy special
But the link was for a website that sells ‘special needs helmets,’ sparking additional furor over his apparent ableist remark.
Rife also made headlines last month when he hit back at a plastic surgeon Dr Benjamin Caughlin for claiming he had given an unnamed celebrity the ‘greatest jawline ever’.
In a viral video, Dr Caughlin had shared a photo of himself stroking his jaw and then skipping down a hallway, alongside the caption: ‘Me after creating the greatest jawline ever seen just for my patient to get cancelled right after.’
Many users speculated the celebrity was Rife.
It wasn’t long before Rife commented on the video, writing: ‘Lying about medical history is illegal, just FYI.’