On Tuesday, Arj Barker attempted to put the incident behind him on 2DAY FM’s Hughesy, Ed & Erin show.
He had been receiving negative publicity after he kicked a mother and her baby out of his show on Saturday. Things didn’t go as planned as he had hoped. He and Erin Molan had a disagreement while trying to talk to Trish Faranda, the mother.
Arj Barker, a stand-up comedian, asked the mother and her baby to leave his show on Saturday due to the child’s behavior.
A family member then revealed what had happened to X. The mother had been breastfeeding at the time of the incident, which is why she was asked to leave.
The incident caused a lot of controversy, with many people calling for the comedian to be fired.
However, Arj explained that he had no idea that the woman was breastfeeding at the time he asked her to leave. He claims that he made the decision because the other people in the venue were disturbed by the noise the baby made.
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During his appearance on the Hughesy, Ed & Erin show on Tuesday, Arj said that he was not able to see the audience members because of the lighting. He also claims that he only asked the woman to leave because of the audio disruption during his performance.
During the discussion, Trish voiced her concerns about the incident. She apologized to Arj for the disruption caused by her baby, but she also stated that he should have been more accommodating to the audience members who were getting ready to leave the venue. She was disappointed with how he handled the situation.
Arj then offered to refund the woman $25, but she said she would rather leave with her dignity. She asked Arj what he would say to Trish about the incident. He then sarcastically responded to her, leaving Erin stunned.
Arj said that he felt bad about what happened to Trish. He also offered to give Trish’s daughter a ticket to one of his performances in 15 years. Erin was clearly annoyed by this response. She had previously been on the show twice with Arj, and both times, he had refused to engage with her.
Arj then said that he felt that his manner sometimes gets in the way of his listeners. He added that he believed that Erin had talked to him over. She then shut him down after he said he was familiar with how to talk to people. She said that they were trying to facilitate a discussion, which had been a bit awkward.