Top of the Pops Reggie quits over ‘Jew’ race rant

TV from PRESENTER Top of the Reggie Pops after Yates making has resigned “some ill-considered remarks”.

Yates, 34, previously came under fire after he referred to managers in the music industry as the “fat Jewish guy”. He apologised for at the time.

But he has now decided to step down from hosting the show’s Christmas special after admitting his comments have “hurt many people”.

In a statement released via Twitter, he said: “On a recent podcast, during a discussion about grime artists, I made some ill-considered remarks which have hurt many people.

Stereotypes

“I can see clearly the words I used reinforced offensive stereotypes, and that there is no context which would justify such remarks.

“My comments are no reflection on how I truly feel, and I would like to apologise unreservedly to the Jewish community, people in the music industry and anyone else I have offended.

“This has been, and continues to be a huge learning experience for me, and on reflection I have taken the decision to step down from hosting Top of the Pops this year.”

Yates made the racist comments during an interview with DJ Chuckie Lothian in an episode of a podcast titled #Halfcast Podcast: Take Back The Power.

On the show, he said: “The thing that makes it great about this new generation of [music] artists is that they ain’t signing to majors.

“They’re independent, they’re not managed by some random fat Jewish guy from north-west London, they’re managed by their brethren.”