Roger Goodell is doing a helluva job as NFL commish … and that’s coming from a guy who ran the NBA for 30 years, David Stern. TMZ Sports saw Stern in NYC … and with the debate over the NFL’s new rule on the National Anthem protest raging…
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Showing posts with label Stern. Show all posts
Friday, May 25, 2018
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
"Howard Stern Show" Affiliates in $5 Million Podcast Legal War
Some of the ’Howard Stern Show’s’ hugely popular cast of characters are in a podcast war that’s now turned into a lawsuit … and Wack Packer High Pitch Erik’s caught in the middle. Jeff Henson, better known as Gonzo S**tc**k to Stern…
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Ex-NBA Commish David Stern Says Legalize Weed In Sports
Ex-NBA commissioner David Stern says anti-weed rules in pro sports are antiquated — and he thinks it’s time the NBA and other major leagues give the green light to the green stuff. “I’m now at the point where, personally, I think [weed]…
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Kid Rock Tells Howard Stern, "F*** No," I"m Not Running for Senate
Welp, the cat’s out the bag … Kid Rock’s NOT running for Senate. Kid was talking to Howard Stern Tuesday on his Sirius XM radio show when the question came up, and the musician swiftly shot it down … explaining it was just a joke he ran with.…
Kid Rock Tells Howard Stern, "F*** No," I"m Not Running for Senate
Welp, the cat’s out the bag … Kid Rock’s NOT running for Senate. Kid was talking to Howard Stern Tuesday on his Sirius XM radio show when the question came up, and the musician swiftly shot it down … explaining it was just a joke he ran with.…
Monday, October 16, 2017
Harvey Weinstein Told Howard Stern Producers Don"t Get Sex Like the Old Days
Howard Stern asked Harvey Weinstein a question about having sex with Hollywood actresses that was eerily dead-on … and Weinstein lied right to his face. Howard pulled up the 2014 interview Monday morning on his show. In the clip Howard…
Monday, July 24, 2017
Daniel Stern Pens Touching Tribute to John Heard: The Coolest Cat EVER!
Home Alone star Daniel Stern took to Twitter to share an emotional letter to his longtime friend and co-star John Heard, who died Friday.
Stern, 59, told fans that he knew Heard as far back as the early ’70s, long before the movie for which both actors became best known.
Stern played one half of the Wet Bandits, Marv, while Heard played family patriarch Peter McCallister in the 1990 Christmas film classic.
When he heard the sad news that John Heard died suddenly at the age of 72, Stern wrote an emotional letter, which he posted to Twitter.
In it, he detailed their history together and the side of an actor even many longtime fans of his work probably aren’t familiar with.
“John Heard was the coolest cat in New York City for about 10 straight years, 1974-1984,” Stern, who also starred in City Slickers, wrote.
“Ask anybody who was there then. Every actor wanted to be as intense as him, every woman wanted to sleep with him.”
“He was defiant, he was poetic, he was ridiculously generous,” Stern said of his friend, “and he was charismatic as hell.”
Stern explained that he met Heard the day he moved to New York City to become an actor, and that John changed his life as a result.
“John was the very first person I knew to be in a movie,” he wrote. “It had never crossed my mind that that was a thing you could do.”
“I was a theater rat in high school,” Stern says, “and New York only meant trying to be a professional actor in the theater.”
After Heard invited Stern to a showing of his 1977 movie Between the Lines, the Maryland native realized that he, too, could do films.
Early on in his career, Stern and his wife, Laure Mattos, were plagued by financial troubles; Heard helped out whenever he could.
“We were amazed that he had that kind of cash to throw around,” he said of Heard, who frequently treated them to dinners out.
“It was so sweet over the years to have our family and home become a place of ‘normalcy’ in John’s otherwise frenetic life.”
“He so loved having his ‘kid brother’ do good and thrilled at our kids’ accomplishments,” he said of their lasting friendship.
Stern notes that many obituaries have referred to him as “Home Alone actor John Heard” when he was so much more.
As Stern admitted in his letter, which appears below, “What’s funny is I never remember that John is even in that movie.”
“I’ve only ever really watched it once, and he and the family were all so great in it. But we never had any scenes in it together.”
“We only crossed paths on the set once or twice.”
Even remembering him only as an actor wouldn’t do him justice, his friend said, because of the simple but profound way he lived.
“Nothing was more intense than John’s performance in life,” Stern concluded his tribute. “He lived it hard, fast and fearlessly.”
“He was a romantic and a raconteur.”
“He was as loyal and generous as they come. He was a friend and a brother and a legend in his time. RIP John.”
As for his passing, various reports regarding Heard’s cause of death have surfaced, but nothing has been concluded definitively.
Our thoughts go out to his loved ones and friends at this difficult time, and we thank Daniel for sharing his wonderful letter.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Howard Stern "Wack Packer" Joey Boots Died from Accidental Heroin OD
Howard Stern ’Wack Packer’ Joey Boots died from an accidental heroin overdose. The Medical Examiner’s Office in NYC tells TMZ it’s determined his official cause of death is “acute heroin intoxication.” The 49-year-old’s body was…
Monday, March 6, 2017
Louis Tomlinson -- Paparazzo Bragged to Stern He Incites Celebs to Lose It (AUDIO + VIDEO + PHOTO)
The paparazzo who Louis Tomlinson allegedly attacked has gloated that he sometimes berates and incites celebrities and then watches them unravel on camera. Karl Larsen — the photog who says Louis smashed his head on the floor at LAX…
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
"Howard Stern Show" Sued for Airing Woman"s Convo with IRS
“The Howard Stern Show” aired a woman’s phone conversation with an IRS agent — revealing tons of personal information — but she had no idea it was being broadcast and now she’s suing. Judith Barrigas filed a federal lawsuit over the phone call…
"Howard Stern Show" Sued for Airing Woman"s Convo with IRS
“The Howard Stern Show” aired a woman’s phone conversation with an IRS agent — revealing tons of personal information — but she had no idea it was being broadcast and now she’s suing. Judith Barrigas filed a federal lawsuit over the phone call…
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Joey Boots Dies: Howard Stern Personality Was 49 Years Old
Bad news: 2016 has stolen yet another celebrity from us.
Joey Boots is dead.
Joey was known for his work on the Howard Stern Show — he was very popular as one of the Wack Packers, and for shouting “Baba Booey!” on the show — and he also had his own podcast.
But yesterday evening, Joey failed to show up to record the podcast.
The guys sent out his fellow Wack Packer, High Pitch Erik, to check on Joey at his New York apartment
When Joey didn’t answer the door, Erik asked a building manager to open it, and that’s when they found him, slumped over in a chair, dead.
What’s worse, an audibly upset Erik recounted the entire event right on the podcast.
You can listen to the audio below, but be warned, it’s hard to listen to:
In a shaky voice, Erik explains how Joey wouldn’t come to the door, and how when the building manager opened the door, they saw his body.
The other hosts don’t believe him at first, it sounds like they thought he was joking, but it’s obvious that Erik was genuinely freaked out.
The clip ends with Erik telling the guys to end the show.
When his body was found, it was cold, and there was no sign of any trauma.
It’s believed that Joey died from natural causes, but of course we won’t know more until he’s examined.
He did suffer from diabetes, but he was only 49 years old.
It really is a shocking loss.
After the news broke that he had died, Howard Stern tweeted a sweet-ish message in his memory.
“Tribute to the one and only Joey B in the new year,” he wrore. “He will be missed.”
Stern also added the fitting hashtag “BabaooeyHowardSternpenis.”
Memet Walker, the staffer for the Howard Stern show, shared a photo of himself with Joey, and his caption read “Joey Boots wasn’t a Wack Packer to me … he was a genuine friend.”
“I’m gonna miss you like hell, buddy.”
Other friends and coworkers echoed the same sentiment: it seems like Joey was well-loved by all those who knew him.
Our condolences go out to those mourning him.
Howard Stern "Wack Packer" -- Joey Boots Dead at 49
Joey Boots — one of Howard Stern’s best known ‘Wack Packers’ — has died in NYC … TMZ has learned. A rep for the NYPD tells TMZ cops responded to Boots’ Bronx apartment building at 9:45 PM for a male in need of medical attention. We’re told once…
Thursday, December 8, 2016
NY Knicks -- Is That Howard Stern?! ... Huge Stars Watch LeBron Dominate (VIDEO)
Howard Stern, Tracy Morgan, Jimmy Fallon, Bill O’Reilly … a TON of huge stars hit MSG Wednesday night to watch LeBron and the Cavs take on the Knicks … and we got the video. The footage sorta feels like that old ‘SNL’ sketch with Rob…
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
George Harvey Dies; Howard Stern Show Wack Packer Was 56
George Harvey, a regular guest on The Howard Stern Show for six years who was better known to listeners as Crackhead Bob, was found dead inside his Texas home on Sunday.
He was 56.
A member of the radio hosts’s “Wack Packers,” Harvey was a regular on the program from 1995 to 2001. He also made a surprise appearance back in October of 2005.
Stern himself made the sad announcement on Monday.
Harvey got his nickname due to a speech impediment that was the result of a long-time crack-smoking habit; it left him partially paralyzed.
Harvey earned his radio gig after Stern’s team noticed him at various appearances by the host in the 1990s.
According to the farewell message on Stern’s website, Bob was always first to arrive at every signing.
“He was a huge champion of our show,” the radio host said on his program yesterday.
According to TMZ, the cause of death is unclear at this time.
Harvey’s death, meanwhile, comes after the passing of fellow Wack Pack members Eric the Actor, Riley Martin and Johnny Fratto, all of whim died within the last year and a half.
We send our condolences to Harvey’s family, friends and loved ones.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Johnny Fratto Dies; Howard Stern Regular Was 61
Johnny Fratto, a fan favorite on The Howard Stern Show for years and years, died at the age of 61 following a battle with lung cancer.
According to TMZ, Fratto passed away peacefully at 12:06 a.m. surrounded by family. His wife Ivanka first confirmed his passing today.
Fratto was the son of famous mob boss Louis Fratto, a major shot caller in Chicago, Illinois and Iowa in the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s and ’60s.
Besides appearing on Stern, where he became a quasi-celebrity, Fratto ran several businesses, including Beverly Hills Choppers.
After hearing about Fratto’s death, fans took to social media to pay tribute. One commenter tweeted, echoing the sentiments of many:
“Sad to hear about the passing of @JOHNNYFRATTO. He was a great guest on @HowardStern and always good for a laugh. RIP.”
“Very sad to hear of Johnny Fratto’s passing, hope he is with Eric right now,” a second fan added. “You know what to do Johnny.”
Fellow Wack Pack member Eric the Actor died at 39 in September 2014, while Artie Lange has come close at least once in recent years.
Fratto, who listed Eric as his “friend” under his Twitter bio, is survived by his wife and his actor son, Johnny Fratto Jr. R.I.P.
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