O&A's Anthony Fired By SiriusXM

[Italian Seafood]

Opie & Anthony Co-Host Anthony Cumia Fired for 'Hate-Filled' Remarks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
07/05/2014 at 07:00 AM EDT

Opie & Anthony radio show host Anthony Cumia has been fired by satellite radio company SiriusXM, which cited his "racially charged" and "hate-filled" remarks on Twitter as the reason.

Cumia's remarks and postings, including Tweets and re-Tweets that were degrading to women, were "abhorrent" to SiriusXM, its spokesman Patrick Reilly said Friday. The shock jock was fired late Thursday, Reilly said.

Cumia's response Friday on Twitter included an obscenity in relation to SiriusXM. He said he was fired over material that was not aired and was not illegal.

Earlier this week, Cumia posted Tweets and photos about what he said was an attack on him as he took photos in Times Square.

He said a woman, angered at being photographed, called him a "white mother [expletive]" and then repeatedly punched him. He said he defended himself without hitting back.

In subsequent Tweets about the confrontation, Cumia let loose a string of profanity and insults against the black woman, including describing her as "pig face worthless" and using an anti-female expletive.

"This was an animal. I shoulda smashed it's face," he wrote.

In later Tweets, after being condemned as a racist in some Twitter postings, Cumia said he was the victim and was being unfairly derided over his views of violence in the black community.

Asked by one Twitter poster if he had reported the attack to authorities, Cumia responded that he could take punches without wasting the police's time.

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Fans planning a rally outside Sirius on 6th Avenue 8am Monday as per Twitter. Opie meeting with management Tuesday.

Sucks, I love that show. Been through a brutal stretch of time personally and those guys got me to laugh every day.

[IATA]

Both of those guys are freaking retarded.

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[Tommy]

I like Anthony but he's gotta cool with with the racist rants. I haven't listened in years but follows him on twitter. He was complaining about black people almost daily.

He'll probably have his own fox show, but then again he doesn't have a face for TV.

[bojanglesman]

He should team up with Imus.

[Tommy]

He should team up with Imus.

Ugh. I hate Imus but that whole thing was nuts. He decided to apologize on Al Sharpton's show, and Al brought in his daughter. "Does she look like a hk? Are you gonna call her a nappy headed Ho?" Imus had to sit there and defend himself. Come to think of it, that was pretty hilarious.

[mj2sexay]

Ugh. I hate Imus but that whole thing was nuts. He decided to apologize on Al Sharpton's show, and Al brought in his daughter. "Does she look like a hk? Are you gonna call her a nappy headed Ho?" Imus had to sit there and defend himself. Come to think of it, that was pretty hilarious.

It's like people completely forget that Al Sharpton has said some really bigoted things. Imus is a freaking jerkoff though so it couldn't have happened to a, "nicer" guy.

This might be it for Anthony. While others get second chances this is like his fifth. I could see him going the way of the Greaseman and just fading into obscurity.

[Italian Seafood]

This might be it for Anthony. While others get second chances this is like his fifth. I could see him going the way of the Greaseman and just fading into obscurity.

I don't know, O&A has a large and pretty dedicated audience, and there are a lot of ways to do that kind of a show now like podcasts, etc. Fans put together a petition which already has 15,000 people, that might not make SiriusXM bring him back but it shows he has an audience, which makes him/them marketable.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

It's like people completely forget that Al Sharpton has said some really bigoted things. Imus is a freaking jerkoff though so it couldn't have happened to a, "nicer" guy.

This might be it for Anthony. While others get second chances this is like his fifth. I could see him going the way of the Greaseman and just fading into obscurity.

Good old Al Sharpton, as racially divisive as anyone he rails against.

[Italian Seafood]

Petition is over 20,000, more people canceling SiriusXM and their stock is dropping again. link

[dcm1602]

Petition is over 20,000, more people canceling SiriusXM and their stock is dropping again. link

You do realize that that article recommends BUYING Sirius stock right?

[SixFeetDeep]

You do realize that that article recommends BUYING Sirius stock right?

buy low sell high you freaking noob

[dcm1602]

buy low sell high you freaking noob

He was making it sound like the stock was going to excrement

When they're recommending buying it

[Tommy]

You do realize that that article recommends BUYING Sirius stock right?

Yeah, analysts are never wrong.

That being said, Anthony being fired isn't going to derail the stock.

[dcm1602]

Yeah, analysts are never wrong.

That being said, Anthony being fired isn't going to derail the stock.

Of course theyre wrong sometimes

But im not going to say hey look the Patriots are going to do worse because they cut Tim Tebow

and then link an article saying that theyre favorites to win the superbowl

[Badger]

Yeah, analysts are never wrong.

That being said, Anthony being fired isn't going to derail the stock.

But but but they have so many bumper stickers! W.O.W.!