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03-15-2006, 10:50 AM
Two months after jumping to satellite radio, shock jock Howard Stern took his feud with his former bosses to their own airwaves in a late-night TV rant against CBS Corp. chief Leslie Moonves, calling him "one of the biggest jerks on the planet."
Appearing Monday on CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," Stern stepped up his recent campaign in the media to defend himself against a breach-of-contract suit brought by CBS last month seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from the ribald radio host.
What made Stern's latest diatribe so unusual was that it was conducted on Moonves' own network during a celebrity guest spot promoted by CBS for several days.
"I believe you are working presently for one of the biggest jerks on the planet, Leslie Moonves," Stern told the "Late Show" host. "He's a bully, Dave."
Letterman, who opened his show saying that Stern's absence from commercial radio was "like having a loved one who's passed away," came to Moonves' defense, crediting the network chief with the recent ratings turnaround at CBS.
The CBS feud with Stern, who battled federal regulators for years over broadcast decency standards, stems from his surprise decision in October 2004 to leave the public airwaves and join subscription-based Sirius Satellite Radio.
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Appearing Monday on CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," Stern stepped up his recent campaign in the media to defend himself against a breach-of-contract suit brought by CBS last month seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from the ribald radio host.
What made Stern's latest diatribe so unusual was that it was conducted on Moonves' own network during a celebrity guest spot promoted by CBS for several days.
"I believe you are working presently for one of the biggest jerks on the planet, Leslie Moonves," Stern told the "Late Show" host. "He's a bully, Dave."
Letterman, who opened his show saying that Stern's absence from commercial radio was "like having a loved one who's passed away," came to Moonves' defense, crediting the network chief with the recent ratings turnaround at CBS.
The CBS feud with Stern, who battled federal regulators for years over broadcast decency standards, stems from his surprise decision in October 2004 to leave the public airwaves and join subscription-based Sirius Satellite Radio.
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