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Anthony Scaramucci, the straight-talking White House communications director, is out after a mere 10 tumultuous days in the job.

In a terse statement, the White House press secretary said: “Mr. Scaramucci felt it was best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team. We wish him all the best.”

The New York Times broke the news, reporting that Scaramucci was fired at Kelly’s direct request: “The decision to remove Mr. Scaramucci, who had boasted about reporting directly to the president not the chief of staff, John F. Kelly, came at Mr. Kelly’s request, the people said. Mr. Kelly made clear to members of the White House staff at a meeting Monday morning that he is in charge.”

Kelly, a four-star general, initially served as homeland security secretary before being anointed President Donald Trump’s chief of staff on Friday. Trump removed Reince Priebus, the former head of the Republican National Committee, as his chief of staff on Friday, making the announcement about the changeover on Twitter:

Trump appointed Scaramucci, a hedge fund founder, as his communications director on July 21, over objections from Priebus and White House strategist Steve Bannon, prompting White House press secretary Sean Spicer to resign.

Scaramucci greeted White House press by calling himself more of a “front-stabbing” guy who was intensely loyal to Trump—and deeply interested in ending leaks from the West Wing. A few days later, he called Ryan Lizza, a reporter for The New Yorker, and unleashed a vulgar tirade that included threats about Priebus and unflattering commentary on Bannon.

Scaramucci claimed that the conversation was supposed to be off-the-record, but almost immediately found himself embroiled in the media’s cross-hairs in another way: His wife filed for divorce while nine months pregnant and apparently gave birth without him by her side.

LAist asked Dancing with the Stars if they had reached out to Scaramucci to participate in the upcoming season (the show was reportedly pursuing Spicer). An ABC spokesperson responded, “We do not confirm or comment on casting rumors. We’ll be announcing our season 25 cast closer to our premiere date, September 18.”