Raging ex-anchorman Rob Morrison's temper has gotten him into another ugly mess after he furiously insulted a weekly-newspaper reporter for making a minor mistake in a story about the wife-choking charges Morrison is facing in a Connecticut court.
The former WCBS-2 newsman called up the assistant editor of the tiny Darien Times and lambasted him as a "f--king idiot" for publishing a Web story with an incorrect date for a hearing in the TV journalist's case.
When editor David DesRoches tried to explain that he got the wrong date from a Stamford court clerk, Morrison allegedly went off.
Gabriella Bass
ANCHOR MANAGEMENT: Rob Morrison (above), faces a hearing on charges of assaulting wife Ashley — a court date that led to his screaming at a local editor.
Douglas Healey
ANCHOR MANAGEMENT: Rob Morrison, faces a hearing on charges of assaulting wife Ashley (above) — a court date that led to his screaming at a local editor.
"The clerk is your source? The DA [should be], you f--king idiot! F--k the clerk!" he bellowed, according to the paper. "Your sources suck in the Stamford Court. And the Darien Times — I know this is big time for ya, OK, but your sources suck, brother."
Morrison, 44, told The Post yesterday that he blew his top only after DesRoches responded sarcastically. He said the weekly editor even took a nasty shot at him, sniping, "At least I have a job."
"He was defensive, he was sarcastic, and we got off to a very bad start. I lost my cool," said Morrison, who insisted he had not been drinking during the call.
The trouble began on Monday, when the paper's Web site put up a story saying Morrison was due in court Tuesday to face a hearing on charges of felony strangulation, threatening and disorderly conduct in an alleged February attack on his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison.
That was the original hearing date but it had been pushed back to May 21.
DesRoches claimed that Morrison was so enraged he even berated the reporter for calling his lawyer for comment.
"You know every time you call my f--king attorney, it costs me a thousand dollars?" he whined to DesRoches.
Morrison, 44 — who denied his lawyer charges him $1,000 per media call — was contrite and self-pitying yesterday. He admitted the F-bomb quotes were accurate.
"I regret it. As someone who is older than this kid, it's my responsibility to maintain my composure," he said, adding that he later tried to smooth things over.
"I did apologize for calling him a f--king idiot. That wasn't good at all," said Morrison.
DesRoches took the high road yesterday. "I accept his apology, as he has a lot going on right now," he said.
Morrison — who resigned from WCBS after the charges surfaced — also lamented time lost with his 7-year-old son, Jack, and said he hoped to reconcile with his wife. He also insisted he was innocent, blaming his mother-in-law.
"It was my freaking crazy mother-in-law, who has hated me for years," he claimed.
rfredericks@nypost.com
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