Howard Stern at the SiriusXM broadcast facilities in Hollywood, California in October 2019 (left) and Bill Maher during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!".Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Randy Holmes via Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty; Randy Holmes via Getty
Howard SternandBill Maherare on the outs.
“How does this gushing about the second wife — how does that make the first wife feel? Could we just not gush about the person while the other person can still hear it?” theReal Time with Bill Maherhost asked.
Stern and Berns tied the knot in 1978, but separated in 2000 and finalized their divorce in 2001. He and Beth, an animal rights activist, began dating shortly after meeting at a dinner party in 2000 and tied the knot in 2008. They’ve been together ever since.
Howard Stern and Beth Stern.Kevin Mazur/Getty
“What a sexist thing to say! Like, what a convoluted, nutty thing to say,” Stern said, firing back. “It’s assuming that he knows something about my first marriage. That, of course, the man must be leaving the woman and the woman must be devastated and be sitting around pining away for her famous man.”
Howard Stern and Alison Berns.Steve Eichner/Getty
Steve Eichner/Getty
He continued, “He ought to shut his mouth! I mean, I don’t think I come on the air every day and say, ‘I love my wife.’ But I thought it was a pretty positive message, to — especially with my audience — to say to guys: ‘Instead of like ragging on our wives, how about talking about that we appreciate them and love them?'”
Arguing that Maher seemed “very worried about my relationship,” Stern revealed that he reached out to him via email and asked him to be honest about his opinions about his life.
“I wrote in an email, I said, ‘Why don’t you give me a phone call? Why don’t you tell me what you think about my life and my marriage since you’re, you know.’ But of course, he never wrote me back,” theAmerica’s Got Talentalum claimed.
“I just wanted to see how brave he was,” he continued. “If he was brave enough to call me and actually get on the phone with me and zero response. I don’t care, though. He can think what he wants.”
“I think I’m no longer friends with him,” he added.
Reps for Maher and Stern did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Howard and Beth Stern.
Sterngot remarriedto Beth back in October 2019 in a surprise wedding onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showa week after here-proposed to herduring an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!
WithBacheloralumColton Underwoodofficiating the ceremony, Stern shared his vows, “I vow if I marry you, I promise for the rest of my life to watchThe Bachelorwith you in bed every single night andBachelor in Paradise.”
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The pair sealed the deal with a kiss and the radio host broke a glass with his right food, per Jewish tradition.
source: people.com
