Mr Stewart and Mr Shapland were debating the Royal Family's finances online when the news anchor cited a passage from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure that included the phrase 'angry ape'. Furious senior Tories label Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance 'Witless and Unbalanced' as 40 MPs urge... Only one in FIVE Britons with tell-tale symptoms of Covid-19 are self-isolating, study reveals.
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. His first steps into television came when he joined Southern Television in Southampton as a reporter and presenter. Mr Shapland deleted his old tweets after he too was accused of racism following Twitter rants about 'f***ing white privilege'. I will miss him. So just how ethical is Kate Middleton's scandal-hit designer? Support for Mr Stewart also came from broadcaster Danny Baker, who was sacked last year from BBC Radio 5 Live for likening Prince Harry's son Archie to a chimp. RICHARD BACON- Former Radio 5 Live presenter.
'I do, however, want to clarify that I don't know how ITN, ITV and Mr Stewart came to a conclusion or what background there was beyond any exchange I had with him. Mr Shapland later branded Mr Stewart a 'disgrace', In a statement, Mr Stewart said: 'It was a misjudgement which I regret, but it's been a privilege to bring the news to households throughout the UK for the past 40 years.'. The 67-year-old newsreader said last night he was quitting after 'a misjudgement which I regret' on Twitter and told friends he was 'very sad it was ending this way'. Alastair Stewart. Does it think that he has managed to hide this throughout the course of a long and illustrious career, in which I imagine that he worked with people of every imaginable race and background? The black Twitter user who accused ITV newsreader Alastair Stewart of calling him an 'angry ape' has said an apology would have been enough' after he quit his job of more than 40 years. The specific part Mr Stewart tweeted is a short speech by a character called Isabella, who has come to plead with Angelo for her brother's life after he is sentenced to die.
Soon after he was invited to join the roster of additional newsreaders and, from 1983 to 1986, he was a presenter and reporter with ITN's Channel 4 News. I think he was, perhaps, careless in his use of the quote, but it's ludicrous to end a career this way. I find it really unsettling. Don't know what this is about but Alastair Stewart is a good friend, tweets knowledgeably & fairly about everything from news to horses, is generous, supportive and quick to correct unfairness or nonsense.
He has spoken about other black talent in the newsroom and why companies don't give them more work ... and he wants them to have more work. Let’s see.
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Mr Shapland added that he had received a 'torrent of abuse' from people calling him 'n***er ape', a 'f***ing idiot', a 'c**t', 'f***ing ape' and 'thick as s***'. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. See the exchange here: So here is a test. Expensive Land Rovers and Teslas are the most UNRELIABLE cars, says watchdog. Supporters said he appeared to have a habit of using the phrase to make a point about those he felt were claiming to be experts in a certain field. He married Sally Ann Jung in 1978 and has four children.
The quotation (because it refers to an ape and the recipient happens to be black) is being interpreted as a sign of racism. Pregnant woman who cheated on her husband seven years ago says she... Could turmeric tablets give your pet a new lease of life?