talkSPORT have confirmed pundit Trevor Sinclair will not appear on air for the foreseeable future as the broadcaster continues to investigate his controversial tweet regarding the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sinclair sparked criticism online after questioning whether 'black and brown people' should mourn the monarch's death, stating that racism had been 'allowed to thrive' during the course of her 70-year reign.
talkSPORT confirmed they would be launching an investigation into Sinclair's comments on Thursday evening, and have since confirmed the former England international will not be appearing on the airwaves in the meantime.
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In a short statement on Friday afternoon, the radio station stated: "Trevor Sinclair will not be on air while we carry out a thorough investigation into the circumstances and timing of his tweet.
"While we respect the right of Trevor Sinclair to express his opinion on his personal Twitter account, talkSPORT does not endorse the tweet."
Fellow talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan addressed the incident in his Friday morning show alongside Jim White, l abelling the comments 'deeply inappropriate'.
"My first reaction to Trevor's tweet was of great disappointment," he said. "You have a view and I think it's a misguided view. I think it's a view not steeped in any great fact. If you're going to argue that racism was outlawed in the 60s, then you would know society has treated it with great value.
"But to put a tweet out with that content, at that time, was to my mind deeply inappropriate."
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