'Opie and Anthony' co-host Anthony Cumia says SiriusXM has fired him

Shock jock Anthony Cumia, co-host of “Opie and Anthony” on SiriusXM, has been fired for a controversial Twitter rant, according to a tweet he posted earlier this morning.

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/485046235695292416

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/status/485047402953314304

Earlier this week, Cumia claimed he had been punched by a woman in Times Square. The woman allegedly objected to being photographed by Cumia. After the incident, Cumia posted a number of angry, profane tweets, which were highlighted by Gawker and other prominent news outlets. A sampling:

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484239135561900032

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484239458946932737

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484239736471441409

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484240124025135104

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484240502078717952

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484240872318324736

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484241587644276736

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484241798655512576

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484243600117493760

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https://twitter.com/AnthonyCumia/statuses/484280522797883392

In December 2012, Cumia tweeted about breaking gymnast McKayla Maroney’s hymen. She had just turned 17 years old at the time. When we reported on his tweets, he told Twitchy to “f*ck themselves.”

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