Thaddeus A. Matthews (born c. 1958), also known as "The Cussing Pastor", is an American pastor and broadcaster, who gained popularity for using profanity in his preaching.
Career
Born c. 1958 in Memphis, Tennessee,[1] Matthews gained popularity in December 2017 after a Facebook livestream where he went on a vulgar rant on cursing in religion.[2][3] In 2018, he was featured in an episode of the Tosh.0.[4] An Instagram video of his, titled "I Don't Give a Shit Saturday", was sampled by Madlib for the song "Situations" in his collaboration album with Freddie Gibbs, Bandana.[5]
Controversy
In 2016, he was accused by a woman of harassing him, to which he responded by saying she was lying.[1][6] That same year, he was arrested for harassment after he posted nude photos of himself to a blog.[7]
In 2019, Matthews received criticism after holding a twerking contest at his church.[8] That same year, he got into a screaming match with singer and television personality K. Michelle.[9][10] He also made homophobic remarks towards Davin Clemons, Memphis' first openly LGBT councilmember.[11]
In 2022, Matthews turned himself into the Memphis Police Department for using social media for sexual harassment and violating a restraining order placed by his girlfriend.[12][13]
