International media reactions on New Zealand PM ponytail fallout
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key who made newspaper headline globally for pulling the ponytail of waitress at a cafe in Auckland frequented by him and his wife,has apologised over the incident. Here is which newspaper said what on the issue...
CNN said Mr Key had gone from "premier to playground bully". In another headline CNN wrote Ponytail-pull could land New Zealand PM John Key in court.
The Daily Telegraph also published the story alongside a tweet from international relations lecturer Nick Henry who wrote: "Can anyone who sees John Key in person please give him a whack around the ear and, if he doesn't like it, six more and then a bottle of wine".
The Daily Mail's headline said Mr Key dismissed the "bizarre act" as banter.
The Washington Post said, New Zealand's ponytail-pulling prime minister becomes national embarrassment.
The Guardian's website John Key: New Zealand prime minister's weirdest moments (so far). The story has 865 comments attached to it.
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Quartz wrote, New Zealand's prime minister is lambasted for repeatedly pulling on a waitress' ponytail.
The
Mirror
said,
#ponytailgate
New
Zealand
Prime
Minister
John
Key
sparks
Twitter
backlash
for
repeatedly
pulling
a
waitress'
hair.
Stuff.co.nz
reported,
Prime
Minister
John
Key
pulled
waitress'
ponytail.
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