Howard Stern’s former employee detailed the disc jockey’s allegedly “questionable business operations” as well as the “immense pressure” of her job in a new lawsuit.
Leslie Kuhn — an ex-executive assistant who managed the Hamptons home of Howard and his wife, Beth Stern, for two years — sued the couple for allegedly creating a hostile work environment, according to court documents obtained by Page Six.
Per the filing, Kuhn shared that her responsibilities included managing the staff of their Hamptons mansion, overseeing household operations, and helping to run Beth’s “extensive at-home feline rescue and fostering operations.”
She allegedly experienced “immense pressures on the household created by irresponsible and untenable animal rescue and fostering operations occurring on-site.”
Kuhn also allegedly witnessed “massively disorganized” and “questionable business operations and accounting practices.”
Her lawyer, John J. Leonard, exclusively told Page Six on Tuesday that Kuhn is “a very strong person.”
“I don’t want to say she’s taking it in stride, but she’s absolutely faring it well,” the Hampton Bays-based attorney said, adding that she “understands this is the road that you’re on when you speak truth to power and when you try to assert your rights against someone who is, you know, exceptionally more powerful than you are.”
As Page Six reported on Monday, Howard and Beth allegedly asked Kuhn to sign a non-disclosure agreement, which banned her from discussing the Stern family’s personal lives.
According to the lawsuit, the agreement would bar Kuhn from disclosing Howard and Beth’s “daily activities and personal habits,” even down to their “food preferences, sleeping habits, [and] hobbies.”
She also would not be able to discuss their use of consumer products, choice of restaurants, hotels or other establishments, entertainment preferences, political affiliations and “any other matters affecting or relating to the Company and its business, and the personal and business affairs of the Company,” according to the complaint.
Their travel arrangements and locations or contents of their residences and properties were also off-limits.
Kuhn alleged that she received a letter in December of last year from Howard’s production company stating that she would be getting a raise to increase her salary to $265,000, along with an $80,000 bonus in 2026. By February 2026, Kuhn was terminated.
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Along with Kuhn’s claim that the Sterns fostered a hostile work environment, she also claimed to have never signed the non-disclosure agreement that has her signature.
Kuhn is asking the court to scrap the NDA so she can speak freely about her employment and termination.
“Such a contractual relationship would place Kuhn — a mere at-will employee with considerably less influence and resources than the Sterns, their affiliated entities and associates — at a distinct and unfair advantage personally, professionally and publicly,” the filing states.
Speaking with Page Six, Kuhn’s lawyer claimed that she was “entirely muzzled.”
“Which we don’t think is a fair power differential, especially given the fact that as an employee, she is, you know, at a distinct disadvantage in terms of influence and resources,” he said.
Reps for Howard and Beth did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
