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howard stern Has shared where he currently stands with the former TV host Oprah Winfrey,
71 year old radio host He was asked how he felt winfreywhich he had earlier criticized showing off her assetsDuring a recent interview andy cohen On the SiriusXM show, Andy Cohen Live.
“I wonder who Howard Stern’s enemies are, or punching bags, at this point,” Cohen said. “And I guess you’ve made a kind of repair with him, either publicly or privately, but it sounds like Oprah may be the only enemy or enemy of Howard Stern that you still have?”
However, Stern quickly rejected that claim.
He said, “No, I like Oprah…I follow Oprah. I enjoy watching Oprah,” despite admitting that he has “never” spoken to Winfrey.
However, Stern knows Winfrey’s longtime friend Gayle King,
“I think at one point [King] Suggested, ‘Oh, we should meet with Oprah.’ I said, ‘You better check with Oprah. you better. Don’t surprise him with me,” Stern said.
Although Stern did not completely rule out the possibility of sitting down with the former daytime talk show host in the future, he seemed unsure whether she would agree to it, ultimately advising against it.
“Oprah doesn’t need this. You know what? I would advise Oprah: Stay away from me, because you don’t need this,” he concluded.
The alleged feud between them dates back to 2004 when Federal Communications Commission According to the Times, an investigation into Winfrey’s show was launched after receiving “more than a few complaints” about potentially obscene or pornographic programming. New York Post,
Some of the complaints were generated by Stern, whose show was removed from six radio stations shortly before the investigation amid similar complaints.
“If they fine me, they’ll have to fine the world’s beloved Oprah too,” Stern said at the time,
However, no penalties were imposed against Winfrey as a result of the investigation.
Then, in 2022, Stern criticized Winfrey for showing off her home, and at the time clearly said she was “not at all embarrassed by her wealth.”
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“He loves to show it off on Instagram. When you follow him on Instagram, you see his property, his garden, the people who serve him, it’s amazing,” he said during an episode of his self-titled radio show. Howard Stern Show.
his co-host Robin Quivers Jokingly, “Service her? She ain’t no car.”
“Well, that’s the way she is,” Stern responded. “She has servants and she likes people cooking and it’s very strange. She knows how to be rich… but she likes to show it off, which is something I’m not comfortable with. I don’t think people should show off their wealth.”
Speaking to Cohen, Stern addressed those past comments.
“Maybe she knows, but I doubt it, I’m a follower of Oprah, but sometimes she’s unaware of the way she shows off her assets,” Stern told Cohen. “I’m not saying he’s wrong. We all know he’s rich. But I think right now in the world, there’s such a disparity between the haves and the have-nots. And it’s only getting worse… so I find it ridiculous.”
“And I’m not going to sit there and tell you I don’t think it’s ridiculous. I say, ‘Wow, Oprah is extremely rich,’ and good for her. But I don’t hate Oprah at all,” he said. “I think she’s fantastic.”