Have you ever ever puzzled no matter occurred to Howard Stern? The as soon as anti-establishment DJ was a bit extra libertarian in his views, however lately has remodeled right into a progressive scold.
Numerous individuals assume it was Covid and the lockdowns that broke the mind of the famously germophobic host, however based on one insider it’s about greater than that.
Steven Grillo was a longtime intern for Stern, and he’s now claiming that Stern’s transformation was all about pleasing his elite buddies who’re all creatures of the far left.
The New York Publish experiences:
Howard Stern made political U-turn to please A-list friends, ex-radio buddy claims: ‘Gross to see what he’s became’
As a school junior within the early Nineteen Nineties Steven Grillo dreamed about touchdown an internship on Howard Stern’s radio present.
However as soon as he did the dream rapidly turned a nightmare — with him being egged into humiliating himself, however giving him an irresistible style of fame.
Grillo says he by no means needed to be on the air and took the job with the intention of working behind the scenes. Nonetheless, he says Stern unexpectedly preyed on him, regardless of being a dyslexic school child…
Pre-woke, a long time earlier than he did softball interviews with Joe Biden, Stern’s politics leaned Republican.
“He positively acquired George Pataki elected Governor [of New York in 1995] and he was an enormous [Rudy] Giuliani supporter,” mentioned Grillo. “It’s gross to see what he’s became. I feel it’s fairly pathetic, to be sincere.”
Grillo is referring to Stern’s 180 when it comes to his political standing, “Sooner or later, his mind flipped,” he mentioned. “I feel it has to do with the individuals he associates with. He’s within the [left wing] herd, and he doesn’t need to upset them. Now he’s buddies with all these A-listers, individuals like Jimmy Kimmel. If he goes up in opposition to them, he’s going to get kicked out of the membership. He used to make enjoyable of all these celebrities,” who Grillo counts as honest sport attributable to their public profiles.
Grillo is within the information as a result of he has launched a brand new guide about his life which incorporates the time he labored for the Stern present. Based on him, Howard handled him horribly and often humiliated him.
His allegations make Stern look fairly unhealthy. Grillo doesn’t even point out him within the guide’s acknowledgements.
