Jian Ghomeshi says he was fired because CBC thought his sex life was unbecoming of the public broadcaster
Q radio host Jian Ghomeshi says he has been fired from the CBC because they believed his sexual behaviour was unbecoming of a prominent host on the public broadcaster.
Ghomeshi made the claim in a startling Facebook post Sunday that surfaced just hours after CBC issued a statement saying they were severing ties with the popular personality because of information they d received about him. After that announcement, a Toronto law firm representing Ghomeshi issued a brief statement saying it would launch a lawsuit against the CBC. In other words, someone was reframing what had been an ongoing consensual relationship as something nefpatagonia jackets usually fit big2arious. I learned _ through one of my friends who got in contact with this person _ that someone had rifled thrpatagonia better sweater coat naturalough my phone on one occasion and taken down the names of any woman I had seemed to have been dating in recent years.
CBC has been part of the team of friends and lawyers assembled to deal with this for months, he wrote. On Thursday I voluntarily showed evpatagonia jackets usually fit big3idence that everything I have done has been consensual. I did this in good faith and because I know, as I have always patagonia women's wavefarer board shorts reviewsknown, that I have nothing to hide. This when the CBC decided to fire me.
CBC execs confirmed that the information provided showed that there was consent. In fact, they later said to me and my team that there is no question in their minds that there has always been consent. They said they re not concerned about the legal side. But then they said that this type of sexual behaviour was unbecoming of a prominent host on the CBC. They said that I was being dismissed for the risk of the perception that may come from a story that could come out. To recap, I am being fired in my prime from the show I love and built and threw myself into for years because of what I do in my private life.
A CBC spokesman said the broadcaster had no comment on the Fpatagonia jackets usually fit big0acebook post because of the pending lawsuit.
Earlier, the broadcaster said the decision to cut ties with Ghomeshi was: Not made without serious deliberation and careful cpatagonia jackets usually fit bigonsideration. Jian has made an immense contribution to the CBC and we wish him well.
Toronto law firm Dentons Canada LLP says the action will claim general and punitive damages for breach of confidence and bad faith in the amount of $50 million. The law firm said documents would be filed on Monday in court but did not elaborate.
The statemepatagonia jackets usually fit big1nt also said Ghompatagonia neweshi will commence a grievance for reinstatement with the CBC under his collective agreement.
CBC spokesman Chuck Thompson said in an email Sunday afternoon that if the CBC is served with legal documents it will contest the lawsuit vigorously.
On Friday, Ghomeshi, 47, tweeted that he was taking some much needed personal time away from the broadcaster. That came after an emotional posting on his Facebook page earlier this month about the recent death of his father.
It wasn tnew patagonia women's storm soft down jacket h2no sky blue size m $329 immediately clear what would happen to Q, a daily national talk show on CBC Radio One and CBC TV which Ghomeshi co created. Thompson said it s not uncommon for CBC to use guest hosts on Q and that s what we ll be doing for the foreseeable future.
The departure leaves a gaping hole in the broadcaster s lineup. Ghomeshi was not only a force on radio but did TV appearances as well, and offered a dose of urbane cool to the often stodgy CBC. Julia Yager, a spokeswoman for PRI, said the radio broadcaster will work with the CBC as they plan what is next for Q.
Ghomeshi has enjoyed a meteoric rise and publications like the New York Times and Toronto Life magazine have done lengthy profiles on him.
His most well known interview was his 2009 encounter with Billy Bob Thornton, which became a YouTube sensation. The actor wanted to talk about his musical endeavours and became gruff after the patagonia discount code motelhost asked him about his film career. He also hosted the CBC TV program Play.
Ghomeshi had been scheduled to host the Scotiabapatagonia discount code travelocitynk Giller Prize gala on CBC TV on Nov. 10 in Toronto. But Elana Rabinovitch, a spokeswoman for the book prize, said in an email Sunday he will no longer preside over the gala.
I know nothing has been proven in court, and these are just allegations , but he admitted to his bosses what he did and was let go because of the image he exhibited. If he worked for me, I d let him go to as he s a reflection on myself and my company . That being said, allegations or not, you d have a hard time convincing me that a person, male or female (in this case female) would willingly and consensually allow themselves to be slapped, choked, have their hair pulled, or subject themselves to any other type of physical abuse. The fact that he made videos, which he showed to his bosses, IMO, makes it even worse.
Isn t there laws agains this stuff in Canada? No court case, nothing proven, innocent until proven guilty etc. Or do those laws only apply to the folks the CBC wpatagonia guide jacket blouseants to defend? How can they get rid of this guy like this? I don t care never heard his show in my life. But the CBC gang on the National scene out of Toronto and Ottawa are the most supercilious, self righteous bunch of twits you could ever watch or listen to. And you have to wonder just how clean their skirts are. I mean this is the bunch that has gone to court to try and stop taxpayers from knowing how much they earn. Taxpayers I might add who give them a billion dollars a year to play with. And they they pull a stunt like this? I hope he sues their arse off and wins big time.
There are two sides to every story and, like all good narcissists, Jian made sure to get his out first and loudest, in the hopes of controlling thpatagonia guide pants xxxle story and garnering sympathy. I don t think the CBC would have fired him without cause, nor do I think this is only about Jian s sex life. Mr. Ghomeshi is very good at controlling his image and silencing those who see through his fa but his days of doing so are over. My sympathies are with the women and the CBC, which will not be allowed to publicly defend itself the way Ghomeshi patagonia messenger bag uniqueis.
