00:00Howard Stern staffers are speaking out about the unusual rules they allegedly had to follow
00:04while working for the long-time radio host.
00:07According to sources who spoke to the U.S. Sun,
00:10employees were warned not to speak to Stern at company parties
00:13and were allegedly told that people had actually been fired for doing so.
00:16The sources also described Stern's SiriusXM workplace in New York City as feeling cultish.
00:22One insider claimed that the men who work for Stern are so desperate for Howard's attention,
00:26comparing it to people wanting daddy's approval.
00:29The source also alleged that employees would act out to get Stern's attention
00:33and describe entering the workplace as going into a compound filled with pictures of the radio host.
00:39The insider said employees would greet each other with,
00:41hey now, hey now, reverencing one of Stern's signature catchphrases.
00:45While the environment might seem light and fun,
00:48the source claimed that once you step back, you see it as something else.
00:51A second source similarly told the U.S. Sun that the workplace could feel like a cult,
00:56especially if you're on the outside looking in.
00:58That insider alleged that when one person is in charge of everything,
01:02employees naturally want to please that person.
01:04The allegations come nearly a month after a dozen staffers were laid off from Stern's SiriusXM show.
01:09The employees reportedly received the news over Zoom,
01:12and Page Six exclusively reported that Stern was preparing to cut back
01:16to just one new show a week after Labor Day.
01:19Stern reportedly kept a core group of veteran producers,
01:22with a source saying he just doesn't need that much content anymore.
01:25His former employees are also reportedly fighting for more severance,
01:29with the U.S. Sun reporting that not everyone signed the NDA attached to their packages.
01:34The latest claims also follow a lawsuit filed in April by Stern's former assistant,
01:39Leslie Kuhn, who accused Stern and his wife, Beth, of creating a hostile work environment.
01:44Stern and Beth have denied the allegations and filed to dismiss Kuhn's $2.5 million lawsuit,
01:49calling it a shakedown and a transparent sham.
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