Keith Olbermann's latest fallout with his employer is playing out all over social media. The news came out Friday afternoon that Olbermann has been replaced at Current TV by former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer. Olbermann tweeted his full statement before posting it to Twitlonger.
In an open letter to viewers on Current TV's website, founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt wrote that Current was founded “on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.”
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Olbermann responded that the "claims against me implied in Current's statement are untrue & will be proved so in legal actions I will be filing against them"
In Olbermann's place, “Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer” is launching Friday at 8 p.m.
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Check out the Storify below to see Olbermann's statement and the news of his departure broke on Twitter.
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This story originally published on Mashable here.
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