In his internal memo, Mr Delaney said that he had been “searching [his] mind” for a circumstance where “a photo capturing me in this pose could ever be possible”.
He then explained that he believed he was impersonating a threatening gesture made by a group of Western Sydney Wanderers fans during the 2014-15 season, while visiting the set of a Fox Sports television program during his tenure as the channel’s CEO.
Mr Delaney said the photograph - first published by Crikey - was “completely inconsistent” with his “values, beliefs, and family connections”.
Dude, you are an exec for News Corp. No one is going to buy this.