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Greg James leaves Radio 1 fans baffled with bizarre statement about quitting the Breakfast Show due to BBC being 'under corporate control'


The DJ,  39, who has hosted the flagship morning show since 2018, took to Instagram with a lengthly statement in which he complained about the BBC being 'under corporate control'

He went on to show snaps from his festive break before returning with an apology for the joke in a video alongside wife Bella Mackie, 41, and explained he was poking fun at Neil Young's recent Glastonbury U-turn. 'We will not be able to continue our work to mess around with the biggest stars in the world and celebrate our amazing listeners, like Owen who accidentally smashed 10,000 eggs, or Alice who flew to Paris to try and get off with some Olympians in the summer. He went on to show snaps from his festive break before returning with an apology for the joke in a video alongside wife Bella Mackie, 41, and explained he was poking fun at Neil Young's recent Glastonbury U-turn

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