Host Anthony Cumia of ‘The Opie & Anthony Show.’
Ranting on Twitter strikes again. Anthony Cumia, one half of Sirius XM’s comedy show, ‘The Opie & Anthony Show’ exploded on Twitter after he claims to have been assaulted by an African American woman in Times Square Tuesday. In his hate filled rant, he explained that was trying to take photos of New York City when the woman, who was in his frame, punched him in the face. The woman said she did not want to have her picture taken, according to Cumia.
“Then she punched me 5 more times. She’s lucky I was a white legal gun owner or she’d be dead. Then 5 blacks started giving me shit!” the 53-year-old host tweeted.
Cumia then went on an hours long tirade until early Wednesday morning, even posting photos of the woman that he took during the altercation, and resorted to name-calling. He also added that he hoped she gets shot.
“The switch to violence is immediate. No discussion, just violence. When will THAT be addressed? Oh, right, never. Slavery did it? Oh, ok,” he wrote.
Cumia said he wasn’t hurt by the woman’s punches and managed to pull a Floyd Mayweather and duck and block most of them. He later said that the altercation ended with him walking away with “no cop around” to intervene.
He also claimed that it was “open season on white people … no recourse at all. Fight back and you’re a racist.”
The Opie & Anthony show began in 1995 and features Cumia and co-host Gregg “Opie” Hughes. The show has faced its own controversial battles since its inception and has bounced from carrier to carrier.
Sirius XM has not released a comment regarding Cumia’s incident.