Manchester United defender Chris Smalling apologized for his bone-headed decision to dress as a suicide bomber to an upscale costume party. Chris Smalling ‘s picture (which you can see below) appears on the front page of Thursday’s edition of The Sun. A spokesperson for The United footballer described the unfortunate and insensitive photo-opp as “an attempted comedy play on the popular ‘jager-bomb’ drink” – a mix of Jaegermeister and Red Bull.
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The photograph shows Chris Smalling wearring a keffiyeh, false beard and a “bomb” vest made of Red Bull containers, a circuit board, wires and a cellular telephone. MUFC did not comment on this matter. A statement from the camp of Chris Smalling appeared in the Associated Press. It said that the costume was worn at a party at Smalling’s home, which was attended by close friends.
The statement said Chris Smalling “fully accepts in hindsight it was an ill thought-out and insensitive decision, absolutely no harm was intended whatsoever and he apologises for any offence caused.”
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