{"id":201059,"date":"2022-03-03T06:38:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T07:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=201059"},"modified":"2022-03-03T22:58:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T22:58:44","slug":"tedesco-breaks-silence-on-squid-game-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=201059","title":{"rendered":"Tedesco breaks silence on 'Squid Game' scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Tedesco<\/a> has apologised in regards to an off-season incident where he was accused of making a racial slur.<\/p>\n

The Roosters captain was fined $10,000 by the NRL over the incident<\/a>, outside a Bondi pub last year.<\/p>\n

Tedesco came under fire after a 20-year-old woman of Vietnamese descent lodged a formal complaint<\/a> with the NRL, alleging the fullback shouted "squid games" at her – a reference to a popular Korean series Squid Game on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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"I had a Zoom call with the girls that were affected, and we had a good long chat and sorted it out pretty well," Tedesco told 9News today.<\/p>\n

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"I apologised for causing any offence or any harm that they felt."<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old said he was trying to mature in his life, citing his recent engagement and desire to start a family.<\/p>\n

"The wedding's coming up, I want to have kids, that's a transition now," he said.<\/p>\n

"I want to be a family man and a role model, and especially as captain, I'm not a young guy just going out with the boys and having beers all the time, that's not who I am."<\/p>\n

The 2019 Dally M winner has had a stem cell procedure on his knee during the off-season, as he looks to be back fighting fit for 2022.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/nrlphysio\/status\/1489441254475976704<\/a><\/p>\n

The Roosters struggled mightily with injuries in 2021, but if they remain healthy are among the competition favourites this season.<\/p>\n

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