CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi fired after sexual violence allegations

A RADIO star sacked amid allegations of sexual violence claims he was fired because of his preference for Fifty Shades of Grey-style sex.

National treasure ... Jian Ghomeshi with country music star Carrie Underwood.

A TOP-RATING radio host sacked amid allegations of sexual violence claims he is being punished for living a consensual, Fifty Shades of Grey lifestyle.

Broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi’s shock departure from the Canadian Broadcasting Company came after the network issued a statement that he was leaving for “personal” reasons.

This was followed up on Sunday with a statement that the 47-year-old — who is considered a national treasure in Canada — had been fired because of “information” it received.

Following the announcement, the Toronto Star ran an article citing three alleged victims who claim they were bashed by Ghomeshi, without consent, on dates in the past two years.

Now, the story has taken a shocking twist, with an extraordinary statement posted by Ghomeshi on his Facebook page that blamed the scandal on “a jilted ex-girlfriend”.

Lawsuit ... Ghomeshi says he was sacked because the Canadian Broadcasting Company was worried how the public would react.

Ghomeshi has launched a $55-million lawsuit against the public broadcaster, alleging he was fired because of the CBC’s “fear of how the public would react to” his controversial sex life.

In his Facebook statement, Ghomeshi laid bare his sexual preferences, saying he was sacked because of his predilection for bondage-style sex. He claims he is the victim of a smear campaign by his freelance writer ex-girlfriend.

Dominance and submission ... Jian Ghomeshi claims that he and ex-girlfriend enjoyed “adventurous forms of sex”.

“About two years ago I started seeing a woman in her late 20s,” Ghomeshi wrote.

“Our relationship was affectionate, casual and passionate. We saw each other on and off over the period of a year and began engaging in adventurous forms of sex that included role-play, dominance and submission.

“We discussed our interests at length before engaging in rough sex (forms of BDSM). We talked about using safe words and regularly checked in with each other about our comfort levels.”

Ghomeshi claimed his ex “encouraged our role-play and often was the initiator.”

He said the pair often “joked about our relations being like a mild form of Fifty Shades of Grey”.

“I don’t wish to get into any more detail because it is truly not anyone’s business what two consenting adults do,” he wrote.

National treasure ... Jian Ghomeshi with country music star Carrie Underwood.

“I have never discussed my private life before. Sexual preferences are a human right.”

The broadcaster said the pair broke up after “it became clear to me that our on-and-off dating was unlikely to grow into a larger relationship.”

This, he claims, is when the woman “began a campaign of harassment, vengeance and demonisation against me that would lead to months of anxiety.”

Ghomeshi was sacked after the Toronto Star ran a story outlining disturbing accusations made by four unidentified women.

The four alleged victims were interviewed at length, but none were willing to be press charges, the Star reported.

High profile ... Ghomeshi with Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood.

The newspaper claimed three of the women alleges Ghomeshi “physically attacked them on dates without consent.”

“They allege he struck them with a closed fist or open hand; bit them; choked them until they almost passed out; covered their nose and mouth so that they had difficulty breathing; and that they were verbally abused during and after sex,” the Toronto Star said.

A fourth woman, a former CBC staffer, claims Ghomeshi touched her bottom work and told her: “I want to hate f--- you.”

Born in London to Iranian parents, Ghomeshi is the co-creator of Q, one of the most successful shows in CBC history. It is the corporation’s flagship radio show in Canada and is syndicated to 180 radio stations in the US.