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Salt Bae responds to 'embarrassing' footage of him outside Champions League Final party

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Published 12:39 2 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Salt Bae responds to 'embarrassing' footage of him outside Champions League Final party

The Turkish chef looked to be in some trouble

James Moorhouse

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If you want to feel old, it's been over eight years since Salt Bae first went viral with his video sprinkling salt on a steak.

Yeah it looked delicious, yes it was a funny meme at the time, but it's time that both the public and the man himself moved on.

We've seen some big celebrity names dine at Salt Bae's restaurant and chocked up some pretty huge bills, but the biggest shock might not be the price of his food but his voice, which many of us will never have heard.

While his road to success might have been an inspiring one, the Turkish chef and internet personality was forced to defend himself after footage emerged from Saturday's Champions League final.

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Turns out Salt Bae is still around (Pau Barrena/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)
Turns out Salt Bae is still around (Pau Barrena/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)

Most of us enjoyed watching a near-perfect performance from PSG as they won the trophy for the first time, after a 5-0 triumph over Inter Milan, but any celebrations from Salt Bae were muted at full-time, after footage emerged showing him appearing to be pushed away from a party by a doorman, which presumably left him saltier than ever.

Videos of the 41-year-old allegedly being pushed away from the venue have circulated online, with one dubbing the chef 'an embarrassment to himself'.

Now, the star has hit back at speculation he was 'kicked out' of a Champions League party.

He wrote on Instagram in a translated statement: "After the Champions League final match, we arrived to the hotel in UEFA bus, the reason we were there at that moment was because of our thousands of fans who wanted to see us there.

"As always, I was in that area to return their love and to take photos. Due to the busyness that occurred, while I was waiting for my vehicle to go to my own hotel, my back turned in front of the door, there was a directive from Mr. Dormen."

Calling claims he was kicked out of the venue 'baseless', he confusingly went on: "Don't worry about such little things, the rest is artificial intelligence."

It's not the first time Salt Bae has faced criticism following the football.

PSG won the final, but Salt Bae wasn't able to celebrate (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
PSG won the final, but Salt Bae wasn't able to celebrate (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

For those of you who can remember as far back as December 2022, when Argentina triumphed over France in the World Cup final, you might remember Salt Bae joining in with the South American's celebrations at full-time and bafflingly performing his signature sprinkle on the trophy, while also grabbing a less-than-impressed Lionel Messi for a photograph.

Well, this landed him in some hot water, with FIFA later commenting: "Following a review, FIFA has been establishing how individuals gained undue access to the pitch after the closing ceremony at Lusail stadium on 18 December. The appropriate internal action will be taken."

LADbible has contacted Salt Bae's reps for comment.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok

Topics: Salt Bae, World Cup, Celebrity

James Moorhouse
James Moorhouse

James is a NCTJ Gold Standard journalist covering a wide range of topics and news stories for LADbible. After two years in football writing, James switched to covering news with Newsquest in Cumbria, before joining the LAD team in 2025. In his spare time, James is a long-suffering Rochdale fan and loves reading, running and music. Contact him via [email protected]

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