MMA Junkie is reporting that Todd Beard has resigned from Affliction. Like any good celebrity or wanna-be celebrity in this case he’s going to seek alcohol rehab *and* anger management counseling. Here’s Beard’s mea culpa from his press release:

“I would like to apologize for my comments that may have offended Kim and Randy Couture and (Couture attorney) Mr. (Sam) Spira,” Beard stated in a press release. “I had a long-standing relationship with the Coutures, and I was deeply and emotionally hurt by some of their recent business decisions. I have only the best of intentions for the success of the Affliction and Xtreme Couture clothing brands and understand that there are personal issues I must address.”

FWIW, we had a big Xtreme Couture “new products” email land in our in-box today.

Todd Beard resigns from Affliction @ MMA Junkie

UPDATE: TMZ, the gossip bottom feeders that broke the story, have published the update:

The guy who threatened the wife of UFC champ Randy Couture is blaming booze and a bad temper for making the fighter’s life a living hell.

Two days after a judge ordered him to stay away from Couture’s wife over a series of nasty threats, Todd Beard has officially quit his job as the president of the Affliction clothing company and says he will seek treatment for anger management and alcohol abuse.

Beard, who’s company carried Couture’s fashion line, also issued an apology to the UFC champ and his wife, saying that the whole thing started because Beard was “deeply and emotionally hurt by some of their recent business decisions.”

Randy and Kim alleged Beard began terrorizing them after they asked him for an accounting of profits.

Couture is set to fight Brock Lesnar in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Couture’s terrorizer goes to rehab @ TMZ.com