The airwaves went silent as the fates of those involved were debated behind closed doors. Patrick's Cathedral as part of a radio contest.
But for the first time in their careers, they hadn't been fired together. Anthony spent the summer establishing The Anthony Cumia Show, a broadcast recorded from his home studio. For months after Anthony was fired, the relationship between the longtime co-hosts was amicable. They promoted one another's new shows, Norton appeared on both programs and Opie continued to say that SiriusXM had made a huge mistake by firing Anthony.
Everyone involved maintained that Opie had done all he could to save Anthony's job after the July tweets. All that unraveled this week, after a series of harsh Twitter exchanges between the pair. On Monday, Anthony said on air that he felt Opie had not done everything he could to save his job. That's where my resentment started bubbling—when it's starting to sink in that he didn't try to keep me.
Opie confirmed to Newsweek that he did not threaten to quit in negotiations to keep Anthony onboard. Norton didn't threaten to quit either. Opie says he did fight to save Anthony's job, a sentiment he reiterated on his radio show this week, saying, "He should not have gotten fired for the tweets," and "It would be crazy on my part to not defend him and try to keep him here because the Opie and Anthony brand was so strong no matter what kind of relationship me and Anthony had.
When Ant got fired, no one's first thought was, Let's save Ant. It was, Oh my God we are getting fired too. I get why Anthony feels this way, but there was never any indication that Opie wasn't fighting for Ant. The duo's fight was in many ways a long time coming: Both Anthony and Opie point to events from as long ago as , as well as multiple "jabs" exchanged between the two since Anthony's firing.
The disagreements, which have been raised on social media and on air, include everything from how Opie treated Anthony's girlfriend in the late '90s to Anthony not visiting Opie's home.
Anthony said his resentment began after Opie noted online that SiriusXM management was happy with the new show, and had gained 20, new subscribers. So to go out and say management likes what we are doing here, you aren't only insulting your own show but you're also taking a jab at me I see it as a personal insult. Opie told Newsweek that neither statement was intended to hurt Anthony.
Because [Norton and I] stayed, we get a lot of negativity heading our way. It was our way of saying things were going well for us. A lot of this, unfortunately, was lack of communication. That is a fact," Opie said on his show on Tuesday. The tipping point was supposedly a woman Anthony was dating in the late '90s. When the pair moved from Long Island to Massachusetts, they were both in serious relationships.
It was exciting, fun and we depended on each other very much. I broke up the team. Anthony says tensions between Opie and his girlfriend became so bad that Opie would attempt to bar her from radio show events.
The spacious master suite opens out to a balcony and includes an en suite bathroom, as well as a sitting area. On the lower level, find the infamous sound studio, full, pub-style bar, wine cellar, and home movie theater. The spread sits on a third of an acre and includes a saltwater pool, hot tub, fire-pit area, pergola, and poolhouse with a half-bathroom.
A barbecue area and dining space allow for outdoor entertaining. Judging from the broadcaster's Instagram account, he shares the home with his cats, who appear to have the run of the place. The broadcaster doesn't think it's a coincidence that entertainers who've suffered abuse in the past know better than anyone how to flip the funny switch.
As a kid, I was always worried about how I appear and come across to people. You can be funny immediately, it's a little rough instantly to show someone how smart you are, or really any other thing, but funny, you can do that in a split-second, and then people are like, 'Oh, this guy's funny. There was a lot of yelling going on. I remember a lot of yelling when I was growing up, and a good way to kind of phase that out was to make jokes about it and be funny.
Anthony was also able to phase out the eeriness of his self-imposed stint in rehab back in April of , also, explored in the book. It wasn't one of those things where I was like, 'I have a problem,' I need it addressed, let me go to rehab.
Because, I knew I wasn't going to stop. I knew I was still going to drink. There was nothing to really sort of be gained from it. I went through the 30 days, it wasn't a problem. The people there were nice, it was Florida. It was sunny and hot and they had a pool, it was kind of nice. I kind of looked at it as a day vacation. And then went kind of back to just who I am. It's a good thing Cumia has the book out and Compound Media up and running to get his message and content out.
His official Twitter account has been banned and suspended several times by the social media platform, and it doesn't appear it'll be back any time soon.
When Twitter changed from a place where you would just kind of wish your family 'Merry Christmas' or look at a video of something into a platform that is used for worldwide communication by world leaders, emergency management, local government FEMA has a Twitter account, they put alerts on it during hurricanes and other natural disasters.
There are other government agencies that put out statements and weather services that put out emergency statements about things that are going on. It becomes more of a utility. There are certain things I absolutely [feel] should be regulated by the government, but there are certain things that need to be because they've changed into something else. We need that in social media. It just doesn't wash with me that, 'Well, they're a private company, they can do whatever they want.
It was always kind of an on-the-air thing. This is obviously more personal because we did spend 20 years doing the Opie and Anthony Show. Would I have liked it to end better? Of course. I'm not an animal over here. It becomes very difficult to take people's So I think that had a lot to do with it.
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