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DJ Alex Zane Suspended For Airing 'Joke Rape Song'

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DJ Alex Zane Suspended For Airing 'Joke Rape Song'
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DJ Alex Zane has been suspended from his role as host of the Xfm Breakfast show after playing a song about rape on air.

The DJ played the “tongue in cheek” track, entitled ‘Code Of Love’, on Wednesday morning.

Listeners described the song as “nothing bad” but in a statement Xfm said it was “distasteful and likely to cause offence.”

“It was done without management approval,” the station added.

Marc Haynes and Sunta Templeton, Zane’s co-hosts, have also been suspended pending disciplinary action.

DJ Dave Berry has taken over Zane’s position and broadcast an on-air apology on Thursday morning.

Despite his suspension, Zane attended the Kerrang Awards in London on Thursday evening. You can see full coverage of the event HERE.

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  • How can he accuse the station of over reacting? He should be fired and sent to jail.

    ~ by oneangrywoman 8/28/2008

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  • i thought it was funny, the fact that people are stupid enough to take it seriously need to grow up and stop being so PC, the greatest way to destroy a monster is by mocking it, we should be able to mock crimes such as rape

    ~ by onecitizen 9/2/2008

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  • it was a good song to be honest

    ~ by Alex s 11/1/2008

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  • there is not enough football songs on the radia these days.

    ~ by football is my middle name 4/21/2009

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  • We joke about rape all the time at work. It's no big deal.

    ~ by Funnyman 4/22/2009

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