7 Reasons why Salim Mehajer is Australia’s answer to Kanye West

In our opinion, Auburn NSW deputy mayor, Salim Mehajer could be Australia’s answer to Kanye West. Since his recent wedding, the man has catapulted his lavish lifestyle in to the media spotlight, much to our support and fanfare (probably for the wrong reasons). You can’t fault Salim’s unique blend of Yeezy-esk swagger. He can flaunt dem dollar bill$ like no other.

Despite the key difference in their professional fields, here are seven reasons why we feel the two might just have more in common than you think.

1. They both love the spotlight

Any publicity is good publicity, right? Both Kanye and Salim think so. We’ve been subject to Kanye’s antics for a while now, but Salim is increasingly becoming a walking headline for the mischief he has been causing.

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2. They both hosted the “Wedding of the Century”

Kim and Kanye’s perfect wedding seemed unbeatable. The who’s who of Hollywood were in attendance and John Legend sang live as they shared their first dance. Then along came Salim and his wife Aysha, who caused headlines (and fury), when they closed off local streets and were ushered around by helicopter. Their crazy, big wedding budget included a live performance from Aussie national treasure, Missy Higgins.

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3. They both love fast cars

Both Kanye and Salim have a serious need for speed, both boasting multi-million-dollar car collections. They’re both also no stranger to crashing their luxury vehicles, with Mehajer crashing one of his $500,000 Ferraris into pedestrians and Kanye getting himself involved in a serious ‘life-changing’ crash in 2002.

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4. They both take themselves too seriously

Whether it be Kanye interrupting T-Swizzle’s acceptance speeches or Salim choosing to do a one-one-one TV interview behind a lectern as if it was an official press conference, both of these blokes take themselves way too seriously… Unfortunately, nobody thinks the same of them.

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5. They are both married to queens of glamour

Lovers of selfies and cosmetic surgery, it’s only a matter of time until Aysha releases a coffee table book of her own.

Source: Daily Telegraph

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6. They’re both no stranger to police

While Kanye has assault and battery charges to his name, Salim has faced several driving charges, including the more recent charge of driving his Ferrari without licence plates. Salim is also facing intimidation and personal violence charges.

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7. They both want to lead their countries

They’ve both called it, now let’s see if either of them will back it up. Can you imagine a world where we’re calling upon Prime Minister Mehajer and President West? We wish them both the best of luck.

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