Danny Baker replaced by Geoff Lloyd on BBC Radio 5 show
In the retweet, on the day the birth was announced, he suggested "Homer Wallis Simpson”.
He told the Sun Online he said "f*** you and f*** off" to the boss who fired him, and defended himself in a string of rambling messages on Twitter.But on Friday he appeared to backtrack and issued a grovelling apology where his controversial tweet was an attempt "to lampoon privilege & the news cycle" when he selected the image of the chimpanzee.
Admitting he "f***ed up", Baker bashfully tweeted his 509,000 followers: "Good morning, everyone. Following one of the worst days of my life I just want to formally apologise for the outrage I caused and explain how I got myself into this mess.I just want to formally apologise for the outrage I caused and explain how I got myself into this mess. I chose the wrong photo to illustrate a joke. Disastrously so.
Speaking on the doorstep of his £2million London home in pyjama bottoms yesterday, he said it's "not the first time and possibly not the last time" he will be sacked for controversy.
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