Parting ways: Daily Beast owner Tina Brown gives Howard Kurtz the boot; Update: Kurtz responds

!!! RT @lachlan: WHOA RT @TheTinaBeast: .@thedailybeast & @HowardKurtz have parted company…we wish him well

— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) May 2, 2013

Just like that. RT @thetinabeast .@thedailybeast & @HowardKurtz have parted company…we wish him well

— Craig Kanalley (@ckanal) May 2, 2013

When someone says something as dumb and careless and Howard Kurtz did yesterday they probably deserve to get fired

— Pres. Herman Cain (@benhjacobs) May 2, 2013

Yeah…after that apology by @thedailybeast, I don't see how the relationship with @HowardKurtz could have lasted any longer.

— DanielleBlevins (@DanielleBlevins) May 2, 2013

Sorry, @howardkurtz, that's what you get for downplaying the wrongness of your column by covertly editing it.

— Danielle Blakula (@DCPlod) May 2, 2013

I still remember when @HowardKurtz moving to the Beast was big news – In spite of his mistake yesterday, I hope he lands on his feet

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) May 2, 2013

I'm in a room full of people with jobs similar to Howard Kurtz's. Everyone here is better at their job than he was. None have his prestige.

— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) May 2, 2013

O snap! RT @ExJon: Dayum. RT @lachlan WHOA RT @TheTinaBeast: .@thedailybeast & @HowardKurtz have parted company…we wish him well

— CounterMoonbat (@CounterMoonbat) May 2, 2013

Wait. They fired Howard Kurtz? Let me find my tiny violin.

— RB (@RBPundit) May 2, 2013

So will Howard Kurtz cover all of this on Reliable Sources?

— Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner) May 2, 2013

Maybe the Kochs will hire Howard Kurtz at the Los Angeles Times.

— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) May 2, 2013

FYI… Howard Kurtz should have been fired when he believed the Weiner pic (pun intended) was faked based on Daily Kos "reporting."

— RB (@RBPundit) May 2, 2013

To twerps demanding I cover Anthony Weiner Twitter scandal: Whole thing appears to be faked. Sometimes it pays to wait for the facts.

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 30, 2011

To twerps demanding I cover the @HowardKurtz firing.. Whole thing appears to be faked. Sometimes it pays to wait for the facts.

— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) May 2, 2013

People asking me why I haven't commented on Howard Kurtz's firing…these things often turn out to be a hoax, so wait for the facts.

— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) May 2, 2013

Heh. MT @hale_razor: @gabrielmalor Kurtz leaving the Daily Beast? Whole thing appears to be faked.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 2, 2013

@NathanWurtzel His toaster remains loyal, so I'm waiting…

— SFK (@stephenkruiser) May 2, 2013

I've enjoyed my time at the Daily Beast but as we began to move in different directions, both sides agreed it was best to part company.

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 2, 2013

This was in the works for some time, but want to wish all my colleagues continued success with a terrific website.

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 2, 2013

Newsweek and the Beast are great brands, but the time had come for me to move on to other opportunities.

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 2, 2013