Reuters: Oddly Enough: Charleroi player seeks damages over "fat as a pig" insult

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Charleroi player seeks damages over "fat as a pig" insult Aug 21st 2013, 15:24 BRUSSELS | Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:24am EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A soccer player in Belgium has demanded a public apology and damages from a television commentator who described him as being "fat as a pig". Charleroi issued a statement on behalf of striker Harlem Gnohere, commonly known as "Bison", saying TV presenter Stephane Pauwels had contacted the club to offer his apologies. Pauwels told viewers during Charleroi's 2-1 defeat by KV Kortrijk on Saturday: "Bison is fat as a pig. He is 15 kilograms too heavy and he's going nowhere." Frenchman Gnohere said he was seeking advice from a lawyer because the comments were totally unacceptable. In a statement from the club on Wednesday, Gnohere demanded that any apology should be made in public. He said he would drop potential charges if Pauwels also made a sizeable donation to a children's charity. Pauwels has since responded by saying on Twitter: "Harsh, yes, that's football. OK, I should have said 'a few too many kilos'. My apologies to Bison." Pauwel's employer RTL Belgium were not immediately available to comment. (Reporting By Philip Blenkinsop and Robert-Jan Bartunek, editing by Pritha Sarkar) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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