Thaddeus A. Matthews (born c. 1958), also known as "The Cussing Pastor", is an American pastor and broadcaster, who gained popularity for using profanity in his preaching.
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Born | Thaddeus A. Matthews c. 1958 (age 65–66) |
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Known for | Explicit preaching |
Career
editBorn c. 1958 in Memphis, Tennessee,[1] Matthews gained popularity in December 2017 after a Facebook livestream where he went on a vulgar rant on cursing in religion.[2][3] In 2018, he was featured in an episode of the Tosh.0.[4] An Instagram video of his, titled "I Don't Give a Shit Saturday", was sampled by Madlib for the song "Situations" in his collaboration album with Freddie Gibbs, Bandana.[5]
Controversy
editIn 2016, he was accused by a woman of harassing him, to which he responded by saying she was lying.[1][6] That same year, he was arrested for harassment after he posted nude photos of himself to a blog.[7]
In 2019, Matthews received criticism after holding a twerking contest at his church.[8] That same year, he got into a screaming match with singer and television personality K. Michelle.[9][10] He also made homophobic remarks towards Davin Clemons, Memphis' first openly LGBT councilmember.[11]
In 2022, Matthews turned himself into the Memphis Police Department for using social media for sexual harassment and violating a restraining order placed by his girlfriend.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Memphis Talk Show Host Arrested For Harassment". Local Memphis. 4 March 2016.
- ^ Blair, Lenardo (3 September 2018). "Pastor Who Uses Cussing to Draw Millions Doesn't Give a Da*n What You Think". The Christian Post.
- ^ "THE LAST DAYS? 'THE CUSSING PASTOR' GOES VIRAL AFTER EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT (VIDEO)". Ebony. 22 December 2017.
- ^ Elerick, John; Patton, Jim (2018-05-08), Cussing Preacher, Tosh.0, Daniel Tosh, retrieved 2024-03-01
- ^ Edelstone, Steven (3 July 2019). "Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Bandana". Paste.
- ^ Quander, Michael (5 March 2016). "Thaddeus Matthews calls harassment victim a 'liar' after arrest". WREG-TV.
- ^ Chaney, Kim (21 March 2016). "Thaddeus Matthews Arrested For Harassment Again". Local Memphis.
- ^ Blair, Lenardo (27 February 2019). "'Cussing Pastor' defends twerking contest held at church, tells critics 'f*** you'". The Christian Post.
- ^ Marie, Erika (15 May 2019). "K. Michelle & "The Cussing Pastor" Engage In Screaming Match At Restaurant". Hot New Hip Hop.
- ^ Berger, Tia (15 May 2019). "'Don't Come for Me': K. Michelle's Encounter with the 'Cussing Pastor' Turns Violent". Atlanta Black Star.
- ^ "Homophobic Attack On Davin Clemons By Tenn. Radio Talk Show Host". The Rainbow Times. 8 August 2019.
- ^ Sherfield, Shyra (10 January 2022). "Controversial broadcaster, pastor Thaddeus Matthews turns himself in to Memphis police". Action News 5.
- ^ Chaney, Kim (11 January 2022). "Talk show host Thaddeus Matthews accused of harassing ex-girlfriend through social media". Local Memphis.