L.A. Galaxy Alexander Katai has been sacked because of his wife, Tea Katai racist posts about Black Lives Matter protesters across America. There have been protests since the death of George Floyd murder by Minnesota ex-police officers.
Tea Katai’s posts have been deleted, but in one, she called for protesters to be killed and in another, there was a photo of what was supposed to be a looter with a shoebox in hand along with the caption, “Black Nikes Matter.” The L.A. Galaxy made it clear that they are anti-racist and openly condemned the posts, asked for them to immediately be removed, and then reportedly “mutually agreed” to part ways with Aleksandar Katai.
In a lengthy apology on Instagram, Aleksander denounced racism and said he takes “full responsibility” for his wife’s actions while calling her posts “unacceptable.” He added, “These views are not ones that I share and are not tolerated in my family… I strongly condemn white supremacy, racism and violence towards people of color: Black lives matter.”
The soccer player also stated that the incident was “a mistake from my family” and also said he would “ensure that my family and I take the necessary actions to learn, understand, listen and support the black community.” Read through his full statement below.
In those IG Story posts written in Serbian, Tea Katai urged law enforcement to "kill the shits" and referred to other protesters as "disgusting cattle." Screenshots are out there, if you want to do that to yourself.
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) June 4, 2020
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