Instagram/Howard Stern & Leslie Kuh Celebrity Howard Stern fires back at ex-assistant's $2.5M lawsuit, calling it a 'transparent sham' and demanding NDA enforcement. May 1, 2026 AceShowbiz - Howard Stern has strongly responded to the $2.5 million lawsuit filed by his former executive assistant, Leslie Kuhn, who alleges a hostile work environment during her tenure with the radio personality and his wife, Beth Stern.