Birmingham radio host Matt Murphy's interview this morning with Parker Griffith ended with an off-air exchange during which the Democratic candidate for governor admitted using profanity.

Murphy reported the exchange on social media and filed an incident report with the Homewood Police Department.

Griffith, in a statement, apologized for using foul language in what he termed a "private conversation."

I was verbally and physically threatened by the Democrat candidate for Governor today. @Griffith2014 #alpolitics — Matt Murphy (@mattmurphyshow) September 10, 2014

Murphy also tweeted:

Parker Griffith just referred to me off air as "a p*ssy" "a piece of sh*t" and "motherf**ker". He also threatened to "whip (my) ass". — Matt Murphy (@mattmurphyshow) September 10, 2014

Griffith's statement criticized Murphy's use of social media "to make a private conversation public."

"This morning after an appearance on a Birmingham radio show I had a private conversation with the host of the show. The host of the show attacked my character and called me a liar on the air. After the show, I expressed my displeasure with his ridiculous line of questioning ..."

"I apologize to the host of the show for my choice of words. He was wrong to do what he did, he was wrong to make a private conversation public ..."