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A viral TikTok video captures the moment Salt Bae lost a huge fan.
In the video, Masala Bae (@masala_bhai) can be seen meeting Nusret Gökçe, aka Salt Bae, who rose to internet fame after his spicy showmanship went viral.
“I’m literally trying to be just like you,” he says to Gökçe. “I learned everything from you. I make my own videos just like you because you are my inspiration. You helped me build my own business.”
After Masala eagerly expresses his admiration for the famous chef and thanks him, Gökçe simply replies with a thumbs up and “enjoy”.
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Masala wrote in the video’s captions that he was “shrugged off” for “not being famous enough for [Salt Bae].”
In the caption, Masala wrote, “He hurt me 😭 not my hero anymore.”
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Uploaded on December 27th, the video has since garnered over 14.6 million views and 937,000 likes at the time of writing.
Empathizing with the young creator, TikTok users slammed the viral condiment sensation.
“Salt Bae just takes care of that [m]Oney and materials,” wrote one user.
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“They say never meet your heroes. You’ll regret it,” commented another user.
Others poked fun at Masala for citing Salt Bae as an inspiration.
“How can you make Salt Bae a hero?😂😂😂,” asked one user.
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“Man said salt is his inspiration 💀💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣,” commented another user.
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In response, however, Masala stated: “[Salt Bae] literally started from the bottom, working his blood, sweat and tears to get where he is. But getting rich and famous too fast was going to his head.”
In a follow-up video, Masala revealed his name change from Masala Bae to Masala Bhai, showing his departure from his earlier inspiration.
Masala’s encounter with Salt Bae adds to the growing controversy surrounding the Turkish internet star.
Last month, Gökçe received negative press for his antics at the World Cup final, where he was seen dragging Lionel Messi for a photo and taking the prestigious trophy from the footballers.
As a result, Gökçe was preemptively banned from the US Open Cup Finals.
In recent years, Gökçe’s luxury steakhouse in London, Nusr-Et Steakhouse, has been ranked as one of the city’s worst restaurants on TripAdvisor. The London restaurant, which offers a gold leaf covered steak for £850, is one of 10 in some of the most expensive cities in the world.
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