St. Louis Anchor Larry Connors has been barred from posting on Facebook according to his attorney. ​

Last week, Connors claimed on his Facebook page that he became a target of the IRS after his interview with President Obama.​

Connors then admitted that his IRS trouble started before the interview with the President.​

KMOV has taken Connors off the air but the station stopped short of calling it a suspension (even though that is exactly what ii is). BELO the parent company of KMOV felt that Connors crossed the line in his post on the social media website.

“As a news anchor, he owes a duty to our viewers to report in an unbiased manner. His Facebook post and his Twitter posts, as a result, were inappropriate. And we don’t condone personal posts that jeopardize the journalistic nature of our business. It’s really that simple, ” said BELO's Mike Valentine.

Since Connors has been off the air, he has not posted on Facebook and has hired and attorney. ​

The attorney claims that the company has barred Connors from posting on Facebook or talking about the incident. The lawyer sent out this statement: ​

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