A short clip of TV 3 journalist Patrick Gower shouting “this is the f***ing news” has gone viral after an Australian rapper Fortafy posted it on Facebook, stuff.co.nz reports.
The skit was made as part of the Auckland Law School Revue and has clocked just under 1.9 million views.
It shows Gower reporting loudly in a library when a grumpy student pops up and yells “this is a f***ing library” to which Gower swears back.
Gower has embraced his new title as “news thug” requesting that he now be referred to as “TuPat” after the late rapper Tupac Shakur.
I didn't choose the thug life - the thug life chose me #thuglife
— Patrick Gower (@patrickgowernz) December 21, 2014