Kyle Sandilands mocked after huge on-air meltdown

Kyle Sandilands has come under fire after delivering an explosive and expletive-laden rant live on air, storming off The Kyle & Jackie O Show in protest over censorship – only to return to the mic a day later.

The outburst was sparked when segments of the popular radio program, broadcast in Sydney and Melbourne, were censored during a discussion about former Beauty and the Geek star Tamika Chesser, who is alleged to have murdered and decapitated her boyfriend.

Returning to air the following day, Sandilands launched into a tirade over what he described as overly strict rules for broadcasters discussing criminal matters.

“OK, so the show got dumped in the middle of a planned discussion that I had already discussed with the legal team,” he said. “Why was that dumped, when I was using all the correct lingo?”

Sandilands was told that the call to censor the broadcast came from show director Bruno Bouchet. His response escalated quickly: “Some laws are just so dumb and stupid, and I’m not playing ball.”

“Until this show runs the way I intend it to be run, I will not be back on the air at all, in any way, shape or form,” he continued. “I do what I want to do and if you don’t like it, tough s***.”

The veteran shock jock even went so far as to suggest he would “go on a hunt” for the show’s director “with dogs and a baseball bat”.

Bouchet’s intervention was later backed up by Sandilands’ manager, who admitted to pulling the show to avoid contempt of court. “Yeah for the contempt of court stuff. I just don’t want you guys going to jail,” he explained.

Sandilands responded with more profanities: “I’d rather be r***d in jail than be puppeteered by losers. That’s the show ripped up. Judges can shove it in their a***, ACMA can shove it in their a***, and so can the management of the radio station.”

He then signed off with a dramatic farewell: “Enjoy the rest of the week, guys. Arrivederci from me.”

However, despite declaring he’d be off the air until at least Monday, Sandilands was back on the show Thursday morning.

Listeners wasted no time criticising the presenter’s dramatic walkout, calling it a textbook tantrum.

“Ooop we’ve had a proper white entitled man public tantrum. Imagine being his wife!” one social media user wrote.

“Big man throwing a tantrum, how embarrassing!” said another, while a third added: “Wow, men are so emotional.”

As of now, neither the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) nor the radio network has commented publicly on the matter.

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