Comedian Alex ‘Shooter’ Williamson has reacted to the furore around his sickening joke about the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby by laughing it off in a heartless social media post.
The man who bills himself as ‘Australia’s loosest bloke’ poked fun at the five-year-old girl’s alleged murder in a TikTok video that saw him get banned from his local footy club.
Instead of showing remorse, Williamson took to Instagram to post a message featuring a grab of how the ban was reported in the media, with the headline ‘Controversial comedian suspended by footy club for offensive post’.
Williamson added the caption, ‘BAHAHAHAHA this headline is a proper spinout. Closest I’ll feel to playing AFL.’
In the since-deleted TikTok video, which has been viewed by the Daily Mail, Williamson appears along with an image of Jefferson Lewis, who has been charged with Kumanjayi Little Baby’s murder.
‘This is apparently the guy that abducted that little girl in Alice Springs yesterday,’ Williamson said.
Comedian Alex ‘Shooter’ Williamson (pictured) has laughed off his sickening joke about the death of a five-year-old girl
Williamson posted the above message to Instagram after being banned from his local football club over his ‘gag’ about Kumanjayi Little Baby
‘And I saw a news report that he had got out of jail and was staying at the little girl’s house.’
The video then took a vile turn, as Williamson pretended to be somebody on the phone with Lewis prior to the alleged abduction.
‘Somebody was like, hey, yo, you just get out of prison, did you, brother?’ Williamson said.
‘Yeah, yeah I’ve seen your mugshot, you’re looking good. You’re looking well.’
Williamson then referred to asking Lewis to stay with him and his daughter, and made a reference to petrol sniffing.
The comedian has now been blasted by Dale Agius, the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People.
‘It was not humour. It was not in service of any cause,’ Agius said in an official statement.
‘It was cruelty dressed up as a joke, wielded against a community already grieving.
Williamson is pictured in a grab from the TikTok video in which he made the vile joke
The comedian has now been blasted by Dale Agius, the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People
‘It tells Aboriginal children that their lives, their deaths and their grief are sport for others’ entertainment.’
Agius accused Williamson of exploiting the girl’s death for ‘cheap laughs’ and called the video ‘racism dressed up as comedy’.
‘At a moment of national mourning for a little girl, it is unconscionable,’ Agius said.
‘I stand absolutely firm: there is no context, no comedic framing, no claim of “just having a laugh” that makes this in any way acceptable.’
Agius went on to praise the Willunga Football Club for acting swiftly to ban Williamson.
‘We are aware of the deeply offensive social media content shared by an individual associated with our club,’ the club said in a statement on social media.
‘We want to be clear: the comments made are completely unacceptable and do not reflect the values of our club.
‘We acknowledge the hurt and distress this has caused, particularly to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader community.
‘The individual was stood down immediately, and following review, is no longer registered with the club. This outcome reflects the seriousness with which we have treated the matter.’
