This June, racist shock jock Anthony Cumia pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and criminal obstruction of breathing for attacking his then-girlfriend in his home. On Tuesday, he called his old co-host Gregg “Opie” Hughes to talk to him for the first time in two years, since the duo had a very bad breakup. In that call, Cumia reflected on how rehab was “pretty fun,” and to promise he’s done dating “crazy girls,” at least for like a month or two.
“I didn’t think you went to bat [for me] as a guy who did radio with somebody for 20 years would’ve went to bat,” Cumia told Hughes. “I didn’t hear one inkling that it happened, so I didn’t think you gave it a good shot.”
Hughes responded, “I gave it a fair shot. … I felt like the separation was starting already before that incident happened … I honestly think we needed a break at the time.”
Cumia entered rehab following the assault arrest but before he was sentenced. He told Hughes and the other giggling doofuses in the booth that he has “Definitely calmed down on the crazy girl front … at least until December.” He also said rehab was “actually pretty fun,” adding, “I thought it was gonna be like prison, but in fact it was a real nice place.”
Cumia was handed an extremely generous deal on the assault charges: if he finishes six months of outpatient rehab for alcoholism as well as a batterers’ intervention program, his charges will be reduced to harassment and his record will be wiped clean.
Hughes and Cumia’s full conversation is below, if for some reason you want to do that to yourself.
