Food influencer and chef Salt Bae has found himself in hot water again, this time for being recorded feeding a wanted billionaire fugitive in a recent video.
The Turkish celebrity - who skyrocketed to fame with an infamous video of himself sprinkling salt flamboyantly on a steak - hasn't been in the public's good books lately, especially after he caused a stir by grabbing the FIFA World Cup Trophy following Argentina's momentous win in December last year.
At the time, Salt Bae - whose real name is Nusret Gökçe - posted a series of videos and images of himself to his 50.7 million Instagram followers as he somehow managed to join the winning soccer team on the field just after their win.
Fans of the sport were furious as he was pictured attempting to grab the solid gold trophy from the players, trying in vain to get images of himself alone with the coveted prize.
Fans were recently left stunned by Salt Bae's real voice:The award itself is made from 18-carat gold and is worth a staggering $20 million, according to FIFA. With this in mind, only a select group of people are permitted to touch the trophy - including winners of the World Cup and heads of state, per FIFA's website.
Following the incident, the saltiness for Gökçe did die down for a while, however, it has been reignited again after the world's most wanted billionaire fugitive was spotted dining at his restaurant, Nusr-Et, in Dubai.
The Daily Mail reports that 49-year-old Isabel dos Santos - the daughter of former Angolan dictator José Eduardo dos Santos - was seen on social media being fed chunks of steak at the restaurant.
It is not known if Salt Bae was aware of who his controversial customer was.
Once Africa's richest woman, according to Forbes, global police agency Interpol reportedly issued a red notice for her back in November following a slew of corruption allegations, asking law authorities across the globe to locate and arrest her.
Santos' father ruled Angola as the country's President from 1979 to 2017. Forbes also listed him as one of the top five worst leaders in Africa, writing that he led one of the most corrupt regimes in the continent by ignoring the mounting social and economic needs of Angola (where 70% of the nation is reportedly living on less than $2 per day) in favor of growing his personal wealth and silencing his opposition.
He died in July 2022 at the age of 79.
Al Jazeera subsequently detailed that authorities have found evidence that his daughter Isabel allegedly engaged in embezzlement and money laundering.
In December 2022, Angola's Supreme Court ordered the seizure of roughly $1 billion in assets she holds in "all banking institutions."