British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan apologised to millions on Friday night after he was found partying with a group of five in violation of the British government’s instructions aimed at preventing socialising.
Amir posted photos and videos from the party to his Instagram account in which he can be seen socializing at his Bolton mansion for his friends. Soon after, Khan took down the content but not before his 3 million followers spotted it and lashed out at him.
Khan had recently urged his followers to avoid gatherings and practice social distancing, as the United Kingdom reels from the novel coronavirus. He said that he was ashamed and very sorry for his actions.
“I should have been more understanding of this and that’s why I remove the video. People don’t want to see somebody like me living it up while they’re suffering and don’t have any money or jobs,” he said.
Khan said that his family had not even seen his friends at the party and hence had no contact with them.
“The party was arranged six months ago for my good friend Dr Tee. I couldn’t cancel and disappoint my friends because I’m not that sort of person. I don’t like letting people down. I could have left them sitting in the car outside my house, but I didn’t want to do that,” he said.
The boxer said that he and his friends maintained a two-meter distance with each other. Khan said that his out of his five friends, two even wore masks. However, he did apologise for his actions and said that the situation was serious.
