Thaddeus A. Matthews (born 1958), also known as "The Cussing Pastor", is an American pastor and broadcaster from Memphis, Tennessee, who gained popularity for using profanity in his preaching.

Thaddeus Matthews
Matthews in 2023
Born
Thaddeus A. Matthews

1958 (age 65–66)
Occupations
  • Pastor
  • broadcaster
Known forExplicit preaching

Career

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Born 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

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In 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 January 2017, he was attacked on his property by two gunmen.[8]

In 2018, he got into controversy after taking a picture with a fan named Cookie, where he puts his hands on her breasts.[9]

In 2019, Matthews received criticism after holding a twerking contest at his church.[10] That same year, he got into a screaming match with singer and television personality K. Michelle.[11][12] He also made homophobic remarks towards Davin Clemons, Memphis' first openly LGBT councilmember.[13]

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.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Memphis Talk Show Host Arrested For Harassment". Local Memphis. 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ Blair, Lenardo (3 September 2018). "Pastor Who Uses Cussing to Draw Millions Doesn't Give a Da*n What You Think". The Christian Post.
  3. ^ "THE LAST DAYS? 'THE CUSSING PASTOR' GOES VIRAL AFTER EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT (VIDEO)". Ebony. 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ Elerick, John; Patton, Jim (2018-05-08), Cussing Preacher, Tosh.0, Daniel Tosh, retrieved 2024-03-01
  5. ^ Edelstone, Steven (3 July 2019). "Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Bandana". Paste.
  6. ^ Quander, Michael (5 March 2016). "Thaddeus Matthews calls harassment victim a 'liar' after arrest". WREG-TV.
  7. ^ Chaney, Kim (21 March 2016). "Thaddeus Matthews Arrested For Harassment Again". Local Memphis.
  8. ^ Chaney, Kim (30 January 2017). "Caught On Camera: Thaddeus Matthews Says Guys Fired Shots At Him". Local Memphis.
  9. ^ Willis, Kiersten (27 March 2018). "People React After 'Cussing Pastor' Thaddeus Matthews Posts Photo". Atlanta Black Star.
  10. ^ Blair, Lenardo (27 February 2019). "'Cussing Pastor' defends twerking contest held at church, tells critics 'f*** you'". The Christian Post.
  11. ^ Marie, Erika (15 May 2019). "K. Michelle & "The Cussing Pastor" Engage In Screaming Match At Restaurant". Hot New Hip Hop.
  12. ^ Berger, Tia (15 May 2019). "'Don't Come for Me': K. Michelle's Encounter with the 'Cussing Pastor' Turns Violent". Atlanta Black Star.
  13. ^ "Homophobic Attack On Davin Clemons By Tenn. Radio Talk Show Host". The Rainbow Times. 8 August 2019.
  14. ^ Sherfield, Shyra (10 January 2022). "Controversial broadcaster, pastor Thaddeus Matthews turns himself in to Memphis police". Action News 5.
  15. ^ Chaney, Kim (11 January 2022). "Talk show host Thaddeus Matthews accused of harassing ex-girlfriend through social media". Local Memphis.