Tony Blackburn was sacked because he 'fell short' of the standards expected of someone providing evidence to a BBC inquiry, director general Lord Hall has said.
Earlier the veteran DJ claimed the BBC sacked him following a disagreement over his evidence to the Jimmy Savile sex abuse inquiry.
Blackburn is not referred to in Dame Janet Smith's review by name, but by a code as "A7".
She wrote that Blackburn is said to have "seduced" teenager Claire McAlpine after inviting her back to his flat following a recording of Top Of The Pops.
When he was asked about what Blackburn said in a news conference, Lord Hall said: "Let me say we've parted company.
"You've named him, he's named himself, A7 as Tony Blackburn.
"This is one of the most important inquiries in the BBC's history.
"And that has put an even greater responsibility on everyone who took part in that inquiry to co-operate fully and to be open.
"As Dame Janet has said, she's rejected his evidence, and she has explained very clearly why.
"I have to take that extremely seriously.
"My interpretation of that is that Tony Blackburn fell short of the standards of evidence that such an inquiry demanded."
The veteran DJ said he was fired because his evidence to Dame Janet's review into the corporation during the years Savile and Stuart Hall worked there contradicted the BBC's version of events.
Blackburn, 73, has pledged to take legal action, claiming his experience is "in keeping with the past BBC culture of whitewash and cover-up".
He added: "They have taken away a career I love and I will not allow them to destroy my reputation."
Blackburn's dispute with the BBC centres on an allegation of assault in 1971 by the mother of a 15-year-old girl who later killed herself.
In a detailed statement, he said the review made no suggestion that he was guilty of any misconduct, as did an inquest and police inquiry at the time.
Dame Janet's review - first announced in October 2012 and reportedly costing £10m - has been in contact with 775 people, interviewing 375 witnesses about Savile and 100 about Stuart Hall.
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