After Show Gets Axed, Tearful DJ's Behind Royal Prank Call Say They Are 'Heartbroken'

By Erik Ortiz, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

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Mel Greig (right) and her co-host Michael Christian, 25, (left) insist they were devastated by the death of Jacintha Saldanha and wanted to apologize to her family.

December 10, 2012 Updated Dec 10, 2012 at 12:13 PM PDT

The pair of disgraced deejays vilified for their prank call on a London nurse who later killed herself say they’re “heartbroken” — but stopped short of a full-throated apology.

Southern Cross Austereo, which carries the 2Day FM show in Australia, also announced over the weekend they were cancelling the "Hot 30 Countdown" and issued a company-wide suspension of prank calls, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

In their first interviews after their radio stunt caused an international uproar last week, Aussie shock jocks Michael Christian and Mel Greig gave teary-eyed appeals that they never meant to cause harm in a traumatic trick that was merely “designed to be stupid.”

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