Popular radio host Jian Ghomeshi fired and responds to sex abuse allegations

TORONTO, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Jian Ghomeshi, the host of CBC Radio's popular Q with Jian Ghomeshi program, has been fired while facing sex abuse allegations and is suing the CBC for $50 million.

Q with Jian Ghomeshi has been a popular interview program all over Canada and has been distributed to 160 radio stations in the United States for the past eight years. As of Sunday, CBC has fired Ghomeshi, and he has revealed on Facebook it was because of sexual abuse allegations he has been facing for some time.

"I've been fired from the CBC because of the risk of my private sex life being made public as a result of a campaign of false allegations pursued by a jilted ex girlfriend and a freelance writer," Ghomeshi wrote in a Facebook post. "I have always been interested in a variety of activities in the bedroom but I only participate in sexual practices that are mutually agreed upon, consensual, and exciting for both partners," he continued. He admitted he partakes in role-playing and acts of dominance in the bedroom, but he said it was always consensual, despite some of his former partners claiming he was sometimes physically abusive without permission.

Ghomeshi is suing CBC for $50 million since they have fired him, claiming the organization committed "breach of confidence and bad faith." He is also requesting his job back.