Native New York anchor Ken Rosato allegedly spent his closing days at WABC 7 fighting again ache, and resenting his co-anchor Shirleen Allicot, in accordance with sources.

Insiders consider that Rosato grew so pissed off over the station’s growing favor of Allicot that it led him to discuss with her as a “c–t” in an off-camera remark.

The vulgarity resulted within the veteran anchor shedding his gig — which sources say paid him $500,000 yearly.

“They’ve completely different work types. He’s been there for 20 years, and maybe he was much less pushed,” a supply informed Web page Six.

The supply added that Rosato had additionally “been having again issues,” and that the station noticeably gave Allicot “extra shine.”

“Ken might need been a bit jealous. It looks as if there have been issues that led as much as [the incident], however that’s not [Allicot’s] fault,” they mentioned.

Different sources informed us it was utterly “out of character” for Rosato — who as soon as labored as a priest — to drop the crude insult, and described him as “one of many nicest human beings.”

“He has no disrespect for anybody. It’s not who he’s, and it’s very a lot out of character. One thing should’ve triggered that,” one individual believes.

The supply added that it’s “one hundred pc inaccurate” that Rosato would harbor any resentment over the station favoring Allicot.

“It’s not his character. He would by no means take offense to them attempting to advertise a expertise they usually had an incredible relationship on-air. You possibly can see that,” the supply claimed.

Rosato’s contract had been renewed for $500,000 per yr, in accordance with the Solar.

A supply accustomed to the previous “Eyewitness Information This Morning” anchor’s pay confirmed to Web page Six that he was making “round $500,000 yearly.”

Some TV insiders, nevertheless, thought-about {that a} low wage for the favored New York anchor, since he’d labored on the station for greater than 20 years.

In the meantime, we hear the newsroom is split over his exit, with one individual telling us “nobody appears horribly upset” that he’s out, and one other supply claiming that different persons are “calling him in droves, saying they miss him.”

Rosato has not publicly addressed his dismissal, however he seems to be taking all of it in stride.

He regarded blissful whereas celebrating his twenty fourth anniversary along with his husband, Chris Sobel, a day after we reported on his firing.

ABC and Rosato’s rep, Todd Shapiro, didn’t remark.