Howard Stern Calls Leno a ‘Crook,’ Jay’s Fans ‘Morons’

What exactly is Howard Stern’s beef with Jay Leno? That question arises every time Stern blasts Leno on his own Sirius radio show or in an interview with someone else.

Howard goes after Jay yet again this week, when the shock jock appears on Piers Morgan’s new CNN interview show Tuesday night (9/8c). On the show, Stern calls the “Tonight Show” host “insane” and labels him “a crook,” according to a story in the New York Post.

“The world knows exactly what [Jay’s] up to,” Stern thunders in the pre-taped interview on “Piers Morgan Tonight.” “He steals a tremendous amount of material.”

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Stern goes on to compare Leno unfavorably with David Letterman. “He’s not fit to scrub David Letterman’s feet!” rants Stern, who then turns his ire on Leno’s fans. “I don’t know how he’s beaten David Letterman in the ratings. It’s beyond my comprehension. America must be filled with morons who at night lay in bed – the ones who are watching him, they must be in a coma.”

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