BBC fires journalist after chimpanzee tweet about new royal baby

BBC fires journalist after chimpanzee tweet about new royal baby

The BBC has fired a British radio presenter Danny Baker fro tweeting an image of a chimpanzee dressed in clothes below the caption “Royal Baby leaves hospital”.

The now deleted tweet, which has been circulated on social media, showed an image of a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee dressed in clothes with the caption: “Royal Baby leaves hospital”.

Meghan, wife of Prince Harry, gave birth in the early hours of Monday morning to a baby boy, Archie, the first mixed race child to be born into a senior position in British royalty in recent history.

“Just got fired,” Danny Baker, a broadcaster with BBC Radio 5 Live, said on Twitter. The BBC also reported the news.

The 5Live presenter was accused of mocking the duchess’s racial heritage.

A BBC spokesperson said: “This was a serious error of judgment.”

The corporation added that Baker’s tweet “goes against the values we as a station aim to embody.

“Danny’s a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer be presenting a weekly show with us.”

Report by Reuters and BBC

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