Teemu Selänte’s comments about Pekka Haavisto and Antonio Flores made headlines in Sweden.
Teemu Selänte’s social media writing made headlines in Sweden. ATTE KAJOVA
“Accused of homophobia.” “Teemu Selänne in the eye of the storm.”
This is how the puck legend writes about Selänte Swedish newspaper Expressenwho noticed the former NHL star’s writings on the social media service X.
On Monday, Selänne commented on a post by a user of the messaging service X, in which the presidential candidate Pekka Haavisto poses for his spouse by Antonio Flores with. In the picture taken from Ilta-Sanomie’s article, Haavisto and Flores are on a tour from St. Petersburg to Estonia in 1998.
The two had met two years earlier in Colombia.
Selänne commented on the publication saying that it does not fit his values. Some users responded that the statement was anti-gay.
– Here, of course, homosexuality is not a problem, but the age difference. The fact that an old guy is trying to hit on a really young boy. And this is not the only time. Is that ok with you? Well, as I said, each in his own style, Selänne answered back.
Haavisto and Flores have a 20-year age difference. The couple registered their relationship in 2002.
Expressen writes about exactly that case.
– Selänne decided to share his opinions about the picture taken 26 years ago. The comments have caused an outcry in Finland, the newspaper writes.
The Swedish newspaper reminds in its article that the president of the republic Sauli Niinistö is 75 years old and his spouse Jenni Haukio 46 years old. So the age difference is 29 years.