TORONTO – CBC reportedly fired Jian Ghomeshi after he showed them video and text messages that allegedly depicted bruising on a woman caused by a cracked rib, according to the Toronto Star.
The newspaper reports, based on unnamed sources, Ghomeshi had the video and text messages on his phone and showed them to CBC executives Chris Boyce and Chuck Thompson at the Denton LLP offices on King Street West.
The showing allegedly happened a few hours before Ghomeshi was put on a leave of absence. He was fired from the public broadcaster a few days later.
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The Toronto Star reported Wednesday the video was of a woman Ghomeshi had dated and shows “bruising to the woman’s body.” Text messages allegedly provided by Ghomeshi refer to a cracked rib.
Toronto Police have launched a criminal investigation into the allegations made by three women concerning Ghomeshi. The former radio host has not been charged with anything.
Ghomeshi said in a Facebook post written shortly after his firing the CBC terminated him “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.”
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He maintained throughout the Facebook post all his sexual practices were “mutually agreed upon, consensual, and exciting for both partners.”
He said in a second Facebook post he intends to “meet these allegations directly.”
Ghomeshi has since retained criminal lawyer Marie Henein. She was not immediately available for comment regarding the allegations printed in The Star.
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