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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/keys-follows-gray-out-of-sky-sports.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has resigned over the sexism row" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-keys-follows-gray-out-of-sky-sports.jpg" alt="Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has resigned over the sexism row"/></a></p>
<p>Richard Keys has quit as Sky&#8217;s football anchorman after claiming that &#8220;dark forces&#8221; were at work in the sexism scandal that had already cost fellow presenter Andy Gray his job.</p>
<p>Keys earlier apologised for making the disparaging remarks about female assistant referee Sian Massey but insisted he was prevented from making his apology public. He described the remarks as &#8220;lads mag banter&#8221;.</p>
<p>Keys said in a statement released by Sky Sports: &#8220;I am deeply sorry for my remarks and the offence they have caused; it was wrong and should not have happened. I have thought long and hard and reached the decision that it is time to move on.</p>
<p>&#8220;Going forward without Andy would have been almost impossible. I am and will remain proud of our work with football at Sky Sports and grateful to the many people who have worked with me. I wish Sky Sports continued success in the future.&#8221;</p>
<p>Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: &#8220;It is disappointing that Richard&#8217;s career at Sky should end in these circumstances. However, Richard recognises that his comments at the weekend were unacceptable and we note that he has made a full and public apology. We thank him for his time in helping make Sky Sports the success it is today.&#8221;</p>
<p>Keys had earlier suggested some within Sky Sports have been working against him. Two damaging video clips apparently obtained internally have been posted on the internet this week.</p>
<p>Keys told talkSPORT: &#8220;There are some dark forces at work here.</p>
<p>&#8220;I rang Sian on Sunday an apologised. I realised how deeply wrong we were. Having done that I asked &#8216;could we make people aware that of that fact we had a conversation and that both parties felt it was right to move on&#8217;. I was told &#8216;no&#8217;.</p>
<p>&#8220;Then 24 hours had past by which time the world had gone mad. I don&#8217;t know why I was told &#8216;no&#8217; and stopped from telling people what I had done.&#8221;</p>
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