Howard Stern Fires Back at Ex-Assistant's $2.5M Lawsuit

0:00On April 30, Howard Stern just fired back at his ex-assistance lawsuit. Three weeks after Leslie Kuhn hit him and his wife Beth, with a $2.5 million claim over a hostile work environment, the 72-year-old shock-jock filed papers to toss the whole thing out. He called it a straight-up shakedown and a fake ploy in court-docs. His lawyer says the Sterns have every right to hold employees to non-disclosure agreements, especially folks who step into their private home life. Kuhn worked as office manager starting in 2022, then became executive assistant before getting canned earlier this year. She claims she never signed those two confidentiality deals and wants them thrown out so she can defend her name. This echoes old gripes from Sterns' past staffers. Back in the 2023 docu-series on shock-jocks, folks like Jackie the joke, Mann Martling talked about scary low pay despite Howard raking in. Millions. Another ex intern said he hustled nightclub gigs just to eat while the boss made a

1:01million bucks an hour. Sterns' response drops emails proving Kuhn knew she signed the agreements. He even showed them to her and her lawyer first. His filing blasts the suit as pure pressure for a fat payout, with no real smear or threats involved. Legal battles just heating up, but Sterns making it clear he won't drag this mess through the media circus. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news today. Brought to you with AI.