Howard Stern’s wife, Beth Stern, says she is “very happy” with her SiriusXM contract for “The Howard Stern Show” in the wake of harmful workplace complaints.
“I think his new schedule is working out very well for him. I think he’s very happy with it,” she said on SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live” on Wednesday.
She also revealed that she played a “very influential” role in the negotiation process for Howard’s radio show and why she continues to encourage Howard to negotiate.
“I think it’s very good that he continues[with SiriusXM]. He still enjoys it. I think he’s still very good at it. I think that’s what keeps him connected,” she said.
Beth, 53, explained that the radio show provides her husband, 72, with an “outlet” to share thoughts.
Last December, the comedian announced to his listeners that he had signed a deal with SiriusXM to continue his radio show for three more years, amid rumors of his retirement.
“I’m happy to announce that I’ve found a way to have it all,” he said at the time. “I have more free time and continue to appear on the radio. Yes, I’m coming back for the first time in three years.”
Howard added in the announcement that the new contract provides additional “flexibility.”
“I like my days off. You know, I’m never bored. I’m busy every minute,” he said.
Beth’s latest comments come weeks after she and Howard were sued in April by former executive assistant Leslie Kuhn, who accused her of creating a hostile work environment.
In court documents obtained by Page Six, Kuhn detailed the “tremendous pressures” of managing Howard and Beth’s Hamptons home and helping the latter run a “large-scale home cat rescue and foster operation.”
Kuhn also claimed that Howard’s production company presented her with a non-disclosure agreement, which she denies ever signing. She claimed that both the reasons for her termination and the non-disclosure agreement were “fabricated by defendants in general and Beth Stern in particular.”
A few weeks later, the SiriusXM host filed to dismiss his former assistant’s lawsuit seeking $2.5 million in damages against him and Beth.
In court documents obtained by Page Six, Howard called the lawsuit a “shakedown” and a “blatant sham.”
Eileen Farkas, the former “America’s Got Talent” judge’s attorney, said her client “has no intention of playing this out in public.”
“Mr. and Mrs. Stern have the right to enforce non-disclosure agreements signed by employees who enter their homes and private lives,” the statement continued.
Stern’s “Howard Stern Show” first aired on traditional radio from 1986 to 2005 and streamed on SiriusXM starting in 2006.
