Patrick Delaney tried to explain the context of an old photo that showed him "demonstrating" the gesture.

The boss of Foxtel - a majority News Corp-owned cable television company in Australia - has “unreservedly” apologised after an image surfaced of him performing a Nazi salute.

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    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.