I'll bet Opie's conversation with management where he "fought" for Ant looked something like this:

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I feel bad for you, you took the time to type that out and it's a big fat zero.

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Awww the thread is gone. I honestly thought the same thing. I could see them telling Opie they're thinking about letting him go because media outlets might pick up the story. At the same time giving Opie an out with like suspension or something but Opie goes with it and acts like fired was the only option.