HOWARD Stern fans said they are “disgusted” by the shock jock’s “creepy” behavior toward actress Sofia Vergara in a resurfaced 2003 interview clip.
Fans took issue with the old clip in which Stern, 71, made vile comments towards the actress, who looked visibly uncomfortable during the exchange.
A resurfaced Howard Stern clip has fans ‘disgusted’ with the shock jock over his ‘creepy’ behavior[/caption]
An uncomfortable-looking Sofia Vergara told Stern he has ‘no respect’ during the exchange[/caption]
The Private Parts star started the interview off ogling the actress’s chest while trying, and failing, to tell her he has a big penis, in Spanish.
Things quickly took an even more shocking turn when Stern started asking Sofia, who was 31 at the time, about how she breastfed her son, Manolo, when she was just 19 years old.
Stern probed, “Did you breastfeed your son? Oh, that must have been unbelievable…”
To which the Modern Family star quipped, “That wasn’t unbelievable, I was like 19.”
Despite making his guest clearly uncomfortable, the self-described King of All Media pressed on with the vile inquisition.
“You must’ve had so much milk, right?” he said, while Sofia scream, “Oh my God!”
But he kept going, “How much milk, can you imagine?,” before she screetched “No respect here!”
The lewd line of questioning and comments continued, despite her clear protests.
Stern then said, “That kid must have been fat from eating all that milk. If you don’t want to go out with me, then at least let me feed from your chest.”
When Sofia argued that she wasn’t pregnant now, Stern said, “Oh, that can be arranged.”
While Stern has certainly cooled it over the years, some of his tawdriest old bits are resurfacing, much to the ire of his fans.
One person, who was never a fan of the shockjock, commented on the clip, ” I’ve always thought he was a crass, boorish, unfunny, charmless misogynist. I still do. He treats women like trash.”
Another netizen wrote, “This phase, ladies and gentlemen, is what led to the #MeToo movement.
“Women realized it was NOT ok. So it was a means to an end. And I’m sorry for all the women who had to endure it.”
Howard Stern’s Career
Howard Stern has had a prolific radio career, but he’s also had success in film, books and TV.
Stern’s love affair with radio began when he was a student at Boston University, where he worked at the school’s radio station before graduating in 1976.
After college, he had a series of on-air jobs in Hartford, Connecticut, Detroit, Michigan and then Washington D.C., where he met his eventual sidekick Robin Quivers.
It was in D.C. where Stern began honing his shock jock schtick.
They were fired and the pair landed at WNBC in New York City in 1982.
In a few short years at WNBC, Stern butted heads with management and was ultimately axed.
The duo joined WXRK-FM in New York in 1985 and they were there until 2004 when they joined SiriusXM.
Howard has been at SiriusXM since, with his contracts estimated to be between $80 million and a $100 million a year over the last two decades.
He also starred in and was the executive producer of his autobiography and blockbuster movie Private Parts, which debuted in 1997.
He’s also authored several books and was a judge on America’s Got Talent for three seasons.
-By Jessica Finn, Exclusives and Investigations
Several people called the exchange straight creepy, with one woman commenting, “As a breastfeeding mom who breastfed for over 3 years, I am offended on her behalf. What a creep, poor Sofia.”
Stern’s old shows have resurfaced after The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed the 71-year-old’s SiriusXM contract is set to be cancelled.
SHOW OVER?
Earlier this month, sources told The U.S. Sun that Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show could be coming to an end, as the network is unlikely to meet his financial demands when his current five-year contract concludes this autumn.
An insider stated, “Stern’s contract is up in the fall, and while Sirius is planning to make him an offer, they don’t intend for him to take it.
“Sirius and Stern are never going to agree on the money he is going to want. It’s no longer worth the investment.”
They also suggested that SiriusXM is likely to negotiate a deal to retain Stern’s vast show archive.
“But as far as him coming back to doing the show, there’s no way they can keep paying his salary,” the source explained.
Citing financial challenges within the media sector, the insider remarked, “After you saw what happened with Stephen Colbert, it’s like they just can’t afford to keep him going.”
Neither SiriusXM nor Stern provided a comment when approached by The U.S. Sun.
Stern made the comments about Sofia breast feeding her son, Manolo, when she was just 19[/caption]
Sofia was 31 at the time Stern interviewed her[/caption]
Old clips of Stern have been resurfacing after The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed Stern’s decades long mega contract is set to end at SiriusXM[/caption]
