If CG put out an email that he should have known would throw gasoline on the fire and did not like the phone calls he get over himself. You stir up a hornets nest without protective gear, don't get a fit if you get stung.
What did he think would happen? Investors who have been persistant or stubborn enough to put up with a years worth of drama, BS and basher vitriol are going to react.
Expecting something different is like expecting that the law of gravity is going to be repealed in five minutes.