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

0:00On April 30, Howard Stern just fired back at a lawsuit from his former executive assistant, Leslie Coon, who's demanding $2.5 million. Dollars in a court order to scrap her non-disclosure agreement. Stern's team filed a motion to dismiss the case, calling it a straight-up shakedown where she allegedly tried to squeeze hush money out of him and his. Production company first, Coon got hired by Sirius XM in 2022 as an office manager for the Howard Stern show, then moved up to executive assistant before getting. Terminated earlier this year, she claims his stem from tension with an animal foster group run by Stern's wife, painting a picture of a hostile work environment. Stern denies all that noise, saying he never plans to air her firing publicly and was ready to give a neutral reference. His lawyer, Eileen Farcus, made it clear they're enforcing NDAs for folks who enter their private world, no exceptions. Now Stern's dropping evidence she did sign those confidentiality docs texts from 2022 where she sent a signed agreement. And an email,

1:03this year saying signed NDA attached. He's pushing for sanctions against Cune and her attorney for allegedly lying to the court and weaponizing the suit for leverage. This legal clash is heating up fast with both sides digging in over those NDAs and what's fair game to say. Keep an eye on how it unfolds could set the tone for handling ex-employee drama in the spotlight. Stay in the note with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates.