Christopher Biggins has apologised for saying AIDS is a "bisexual disease" during his time as a guest in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
The gay entertainer was removed from the house after saying that he believed bisexual individuals should take their share of the blame for helping to spread the disease.
Details of what he had said were revealed for the first time last night, although he was kicked out of the house on Friday.
"There were a lot of bisexuals who went to (third world) countries and had sex with those people and brought it back to their own families in America, and that's how it became a worldwide disease," he said.
Fellow contestant Renee Graziano then said she had been told by an unnamed CIA agent that AIDS was deliberately created to "kill off" third world countries, which Mr Biggins agreed could be true.
The show's producers called him into the Diary Room and said they had no option other than to remove him from the house for what they declared was his third use of "unacceptable language".
The entertainer was told his language was "unnaceptable"
His first reprimand came on Monday when he made comments about the Holocaust to Katie Waissel that were not aired by producers.
The 67-year-old was hauled into the diary room for a second time when he told Ms Graziano in a separate conversation: "I think the worst type is the bisexuals, what it is is people not wanting to admit they are gay."
On Friday he was called to the Diary Room again and a producer read out the charges to the shocked-looking entertainer.
"The rules regarding unacceptable language and behaviour were explained to you," he was told.
"On Monday, in a conversation with Katie, where she remarked she was not in the house to represent the Jewish community, your comment was plainly capable of causing offence to Katie and the viewing public.
"You have continued to use unacceptable language … which is capable of causing offence … do you have anything to say?"
Mr Biggins replied: "I'm very sorry and I'm very sad."
After being ordered to leave, Mr Biggins left the house immediately and the housemates were called to the sofa by Big Brother to be told the news.
DJ James Whale opted to collect Mr Biggins' suitcase from the storage room while the other housemates expressed their distress at his removal.
EastEnders actor Ricky Norwood said a prayer for their former housemate when he helped Whale pack up his belongings in the suitcase, while Samantha Fox burst into tears.
"I can't believe it, I'm upset," she said.
On Friday, Channel 5 said a transcript of comments circulating on social media and claiming to have been made by Mr Biggins was fake.
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