Howard Stern's response to a lawsuit filed by former executive assistant Leslie Kuhn is detailed in a motion to dismiss submitted April 29. According to documents obtained by Entertainment Weekly, the filing describes Kuhn's complaint as a "thinly veiled attempted shakedown" and alleges she "hatched a plan to extract a staggering 'hush-money' payment" from Stern and his wife, Beth Stern. Howard Stern and his wife were sued by an ex-employee. By: Ron Adar / M10s / MEGA Howard's attorney told Entertainment Weekly, "We are not going to play this out in public.