When musician Kirin J Callinan lifted up his kilt and flashed the media at the 2017 Aria awards, he was not expecting the outrage that followed.

Pleading guilty at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court this Wednesday, the 32-year-old accepted charges of wilful and obscene exposure and while no conviction was recorded the singer has been placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond.

Speaking about the moment on Channel 10’sThe Project, Callinan said that what started out as something jovial in front of “a few photographers,” completely blew up the next morning.

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Despite expressing his remorse, Callinan said that some media reports of the incident were overly exaggerated.

Speaking about some “online blogs and other more established outlets” incorrectly reported that the flashing took place “several moments or multiple times.”

music video for SAD, which did feature nudity, had been nominated for ‘video of the year.’

Good behaviour bond and negative press aside, the controversial artist said what was most difficult about the incident was the reaction from members of his own community, describing it as “heartbreaking.”

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Callinan was also dropped from the St. Jerome’s Laneway festival lineup which tours around in five Australian cities, Singapore and Auckland.

What do you think about the reaction to Kirin J Callinan’s flashing photographers at the Arias? Was it blown out of proportion or should the singer should have ‘thought before he acted’? Tell us in a comment.

For the wrap on this week’s news, listen to Mamamia Out Loud below.