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Rob Morrison launches profane tirade against Conn. reporter

He’s mad and broke.

Raging, unemployed anchorman Rob Morrison unloaded on his local newspaper yesterday, ripping the publication for disclosing details of his on-going, domestic-violence case.

But Morrison – who resigned from Channel 2 shortly after his February bust for allegedly attacking wife Ashley Morrison – seemed particularly miffed at The Darien Timesfor calling his defense lawyer for comment.

The legal eagle apparently charges by the minute and phone call.

“You know every time you call my f–king attorney, it costs me a thousand dollars?” the hot-tempered, cash-strapped, former news reader told the paper.

In his nonsensical, profanity-laced rant, Morrison also questioned why the paper would rely on records from the court clerk.

“The clerk is your source? [The state’s attorney] you f–king idiot,” he told the Connecticut newspaper. “F–k the clerk.”

Morrison has been charged with allegedly choking his wife, a CBS MoneyWatch anchor, and then threatening to kill her during a police-station rant.

The hot-headed anchor has denied the charges.

The self-styled New York big shot also belittled the local paper, mocking its “big time” treatment of his arrest.

“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 said.

The newspaper reported that Morrison has only limited rights to contact Ashley Morrison.

He can e-mail, text message and call his wife, according to the paper, citing court records. He cannot, however, initiate more than one call per day.

Morrison is also barred operating a car with his young son in the vehicle.

The temper-challenged news reader had been scheduled to appear in court yesterday for arraignment, but that was put off until May 21.

He’s facing felony second-degree strangulation and misdemeanor threatening and disorderly conduct charges.

Morrison said the authorities cannot be believed, ripping the paper for publishing “whatever is f–king fed to you on some press release or some form.”