Howard Stern has been dragged to court by one of his former staff members, who is accusing him of fostering a hostile work environment with a set of “bizarre” rules.. The assistant is also accusing the shock jock and his wife, Beth Stern, of wrongful termination, which she says was allegedly due to the hostile nature of working with them.. Some of Howard Stern’s former staff previously revealed the “frightening” truth of working for him, as some claimed he wasn’t paying them well despite him “making countless millions of dollars.”. Howard Stern’s Former Assistant Reveals Stringent NDA Agreement. Joe Russo / MEGA. Howard Stern’s former assistant filed a lawsuit against him and his wife, Beth Stern, claiming they made working for them very difficult with the strict set of rules they imposed.. According to Page Six, Leslie Kuhn filed the lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court over the weekend, claiming the SiriusXM star made her sign NDA documents that forbid her from business matters as well as the couple’s personal affairs.. Kuhn, who managed their home in the Hamptons, added in the court document that the agreement bans her from disclosing their family’s “daily activities and personal habits,” including minor details like their “food preferences, sleeping habits, [and] hobbies.”. The ban seemingly covers an exhaustive range as it also barred her from discussing the types of consumer products they use, choice of restaurants, hotels, or other establishments, entertainment preferences, political affiliations, and “any other matters affecting or relating to the Company and its business, and the personal and business affairs of the Company.”. The alleged agreement seemingly held her spellbound as she also couldn’t discuss the “location or contents of residences and other properties,” as well as their “travel arrangements.”. The Comedian’s Former Assistant Sued Him Over Wrongful Termination. Ron Adar / M10s / MEGA. Elsewhere in the complaint, the executive assistant noted that she was made in charge of other staff managing the goings on within their mansion, as well as Beth’s “extensive at-home feline rescue and fostering operations.”. This seemingly resulted in a pay bump as Howard’s production company handed her a letter to that effect in December 2025, stating that her salary would be increased to $265,000, along with an $80,000 bonus in 2026. However, she was fired in February, just 2 months into the regime of the new pay.. In the court documents, Kuhn stated that she believes her termination was a result of the hostile work environment, as well as “immense pressures on the household created by irresponsible and untenable animal rescue and fostering operations occurring on-site, and massively disorganized and questionable business operations and accounting practices.”. Howard Stern’s Former Assistant Wants Judge To Render NDA Unenforceable. MEGA. Kuhn is asking that the judge make the NDA
