April 24, 2008

Audio: Listen to Bam Margera interview about sex tape

Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 9:50 AM

And if you missed the Opie & Anthony show this morning where Bam Margera flat out denied the existence of a sex video featuring "an X-rated romp" with Opie's fiancee, you can hear the audio below:

UPDATE: Oops, sorry. The audio autoplays everytime the page loads - I've moved it now so you can listen to it after the jump.

[via FoundryMusic]

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Opie fiancée/Bam Margera sex tape "shocker" - where's the proof?

Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Opie's fiancee LindsayThe holes in the New York Post's story about a supposed sex tape featuring Opie's fiancée Lindsay (pictured above) and Bam Margera are widening... a lot.

Chaunce Hayden - who was quoted in the Page Six article as saying  "They're doing the nasty - and I mean nasty" - amazingly admitted to FMQB yesterday of actually never having seen the video. Apparently, he based his entire account of the contents of the video on the word of a single disgruntled ex-employee of the Opie & Anthony show.

"If that doesn't show that Chaunce has some sort of agenda, I don't know what else to tell you," said Opie on their show this morning.

The smoking gun was revealed this morning when Bam Margera himself called into the Opie & Anthony show, and denied that the sex tape exists.

"I think it's nonsense... if I filmed it, I filmed it myself. I never even heard of those dudes," said Margera referring to the ex-employee who supposedly bought the rights from Bam. "I would pay $100,000 to see it myself."

The conversation continued on to discuss how ridiculous and unsubstantiated the claims made by the New York Post were.

Opie thanked Margera for setting the record straight, "You're a stand up guy Bam. I greatly appreciate you coming forward... I just appreciate that someone did the right thing for once."

"I totally 100% believe that it's not true, and I'll match you on the 100-grand," added Margera.

Opie & Anthony even were more than happy to plug Margera's show on Sirius Faction (ch 28) which airs 7-8pm on Mondays.

The sad part is that the New York Post obviously didn't even bother to verify the story by simply contacting Bam Margera. The fact that Page Six even quoted Chaunce Hayden's account of the contents of the video - when he didn't even see it - is truly a lapse in journalistic integrity.

But then again, "Page Six" and "integrity" aren't necessarily synonmous with each other.

Photo Credit: Speaking of integrity, I don't know who took the above photo but it's the only photo of Opie's fiancee that I know of. So if you're took it, please contact me so I can give attribution.

April 23, 2008

Audio: Opie denies fiancée sex tape with Bam Margera, offers $100k for proof

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Opie denies sex tape of Bam Margera and LindsayThere's nothing like a good ol' sex tape scandal to wake you up in the morning. The New York Post's gossip column Page Six published an article claiming that Gregg "Opie" Hughes is livid over a sex tape featuring his fiancée, Lindsay, and Bam Margera, sourcing a "disgruntled ex-employee of the radio duo."

During this morning's Opie & Anthony show of Opie categorically denied the story's veracity and offered $100,000 to anyone who can produce the tape.

Below is an excerpt from the New York Post article:
Gregg "Opie" Hughes is said to be livid over an X-rated romp starring his stunning blond fiancée, known by her first name, Lindsay, and MTV wildman Bam Margera. A disgruntled ex-employee of the radio duo recently acquired rights to the video from Margera and it's soon to be released on a pay-for-play Web site, reports Steppin' Out's Chaunce Hayden. "They're doing the nasty - and I mean nasty," Hayden says. "Hughes is taking legal action to prevent its distribution. Apparently, he's so distraught, he's banned the name 'Bam' from being mentioned on the show." Hayden says Lindsay was living in Philadelphia, Margera's stomping grounds, when she met him and made the tape "to gain some exposure." This was before Lindsay began dating Hughes.
But Opie denies that a tape exists and that he has even sought out legal action - pointing out that any legal action would be public record and that no such record exists.

In addition, Opie offered $100,000 to anyone who can produce a copy of the sex tape.

Listen to Opie talk about the sex tape below:

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April 14, 2008

Opie & Anthony's contract for only 1-year

Monday, April 14, 2008 at 10:57 AM

Opie and Anthony

Following last week's announcement that Opie & Anthony have renewed their contract with CBS, Orbitcast has learned that the length of time for the renewal was for only 1-year.

Gregg "Opie" Hughes on the air today inadvertently mentioned that the contract was renewed for a year, a statement that was also confirmed with Orbitcast sources.

The reason? Why else: because of the pending merger with Sirius.

The merger agreement allows either company to only make certain long-term contractual agreements without the need for the other company's Board approval, and programming agreements are not one of them, according to sources.

It's a safe assumption that CBS and Opie & Anthony wanted a longer term, but that likely won't be possible while this merger is still pending. After the merger is consummated, then any contractual agreements can be revisited, but we need to cross that bridge first.

April 10, 2008

Opie & Anthony renew contract with CBS

Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Opie and Anthony on CBS Radio Opie and Anthony have renewed their contract with CBS Radio to continue to broadcast their morning radio show on both CBS and XM Satellite Radio.

"We are both very excited to be re-signing with CBS Radio," said Opie & Anthony in a statement. "Hosting morning drive on K-Rock in New York City has been a career highlight, and when you add in WBCN/Boston and WKRK/Cleveland it makes it even more special and fulfilling.

"That said ... we look forward to our next firing with great anticipation."

"CBS Radio is excited to be able to continue this unique partnership with Opie and Anthony," said CBS Radio VP of programming Chris Oliviero, "They have accomplished the rare radio feat of not only dominating afternoon drive but now bringing that same level of ratings success to the ultra competitive morning drive slot. We are thrilled to have O & A on our stations."

Terms and the length of the deal were not disclosed.

[via AllAccess, Radio & Records]
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

April 1, 2008

Spotted: Jose Canseco on Opie & Anthony

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Jose Canseco on O&APharmaceutical spokesman Jose Canseco dropped by Opie and Anthony's XM show this morning to talk baseball, steroids, and, of course, his new book "Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars and the Battle to Save Baseball."

Following the interview, the towering Canseco posed for a picture with Jimmy Norton, Anthony, and Opie. The man looks like Gulliver compared to them.

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