{"id":529970,"date":"2026-04-14T08:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/529970\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:24:14","slug":"howard-sterns-ex-employee-demands-staggering-amount-in-court-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/529970\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Stern&#8217;s ex-employee demands staggering amount in court battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Howard Stern\u2019s ex-employee is suing the shock jock for a staggering $2.5 million in damages, according to court documents exclusively obtained by Page Six.<\/p>\n<p>Leslie Kuhn \u2014 the former executive assistant to Howard and his wife, Beth Stern \u2014 filed the new documents on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The filing also states that Howard, 72, has yet to respond to her lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Howard Stern (seen here in 2019) is being sued for $2.5 million by a former employee.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Leslie Kuhn accused Howard and his wife Beth Stern (seen here in 2023) for allegedly creating a hostile work environment.  Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/p>\n<p>As Page Six reported earlier this month, Kuhn, who managed the Sterns\u2019 Hamptons mansion, sued the couple for allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/celebrity-news\/howard-stern-sued-by-ex-assistant-as-she-exposes-alleged-hostile-work-environment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">creating a hostile work environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, Kuhn started managing the mansion\u2019s staffers and household operations, including  Beth\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/08\/08\/beth-stern-has-fostered-more-than-400-cats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cextensive at-home feline rescue and fostering operations,\u201d<\/a> in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Howard\u2019s production company allegedly sent Kuhn a letter in December 2025 stating that she would be getting a raise to $265,000 and an $80,000 bonus in 2026. But in February, she was allegedly fired. <\/p>\n<p>Kuhn alleged that she faced \u201cimmense pressures on the household created by irresponsible and untenable animal rescue and fostering operations occurring on-site,\u201d according to court docs.<\/p>\n<p>Howard has yet to respond to the lawsuit, according to the new filing. <\/p>\n<p>Kuhn managed staffers and operations for the Hamptons home of Howard and Beth (seen here in 2025).  Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Per the documents, Kuhn allegedly witnessed \u201cmassively disorganized\u201d and \u201cquestionable business operations and accounting practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed in the filing that Howard\u2019s production company presented her with the nondisclosure agreement \u2014 which she denies ever signing.<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/celebrity-news\/howard-stern-sued-by-ex-assistant-as-she-exposes-alleged-hostile-work-environment\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Kuhn asked that the court make the NDA unenforceable, as it does not allow her to speak freely about her employment and termination. <\/p>\n<p>The contract allegedly banned Kuhn from disclosing business affairs, as well as<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/celebrity-news\/howard-sterns-bizarre-rules-for-staff-revealed-in-wrongful-termination-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Howard and Beth\u2019s personal affairs <\/a>\u2014 down to trivial details like their restaurant preferences and sleeping arrangements. <\/p>\n<p>Kuhn\u2019s lawyer, John J. Leonard, claimed in an exclusive interview with Page Six last week that his client<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/07\/celebrity-news\/howard-sterns-ex-assistant-exposes-immense-pressure-and-questionable-business-operations-in-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> is being \u201centirely muzzled.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Howard allegedly had Kuhn sign an NDA thats blocks her from disclosing details about her employment and termination.  Ouzounova \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>Kuhn also claimed she witnessed \u201cquestionable business operations\u201d while working for Howard and Beth (seen here in 2018). Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich we don\u2019t think is a fair power differential, especially given the fact that as an employee, she is, you know, at a distinct disadvantage in terms of influence and resources,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The attorney added that Kuhn is \u201ca very strong person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to say she\u2019s taking it in stride, but she\u2019s absolutely faring it well,\u201d the lawyer said, adding that she \u201cunderstands this is the road that you\u2019re on when you speak truth to power and when you try to assert your rights against someone who is, you know, exceptionally more powerful than you are.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Howard Stern\u2019s ex-employee is suing the shock jock for a staggering $2.5 million in damages, according to court&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,27616,2755,96,1345,26819,44228,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-529970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity-lawsuits","10":"tag-celebrity-news","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-exclusive","13":"tag-howard-stern","14":"tag-the-hamptons","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}