Howard Stern ripped Wendy Williams on his show Wednesday after she claimed he's lost his edge after years atop the show biz ladder.
Williams, 54, , brought up that Stern, 65, was planning on releasing his first book in more than 20 years - titled, Howard Stern Comes Again - but warned readers that the forthcoming tome could be a name-dropping fest, as 'Howard is so Hollywood right now.'
She said: 'Howard, I love you, but since you've gone Hollywood, everything you say is so predictable; every story is going to be about, "Oh, I love this one, and then we went on their yacht." He's a Hollywood insider, which sucks.'
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The latest: Howard Stern, 65, ripped Wendy Williams, 54, on his show Wednesday after she claimed he's lost his edge after years atop the show biz ladder. He was snapped in NYC last October
She added that Stern has lost touch with his everyman roots after more than 25 years atop his industry.
'You started like me, being of the people,' she said. 'But at some point you sat behind the microphone for too long and now you are the people - it hurts.'
The shock jock was furious in his response on his SiriusXM program, calling Williams a 'jealous b****' who will never come close to the level of success he's reached.
'Jealous b****, you are nobody to me,' Stern said. 'You'll never be me, Wendy. You'll never be me. You can pretend to be me, you can pretend to be like me, but you're not. You don't have my wit and you don't have my talent … you couldn't have that career. You're a fly.'
Red carpet glam: Howard and his wife Beth, 46, were snapped last year in Ohio
Empire state of mind: Williams was snapped in her native NYC last fall
The King of All Media, who vacationed with Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux in 2014, and attended the former couple's wedding the following year, also took exception to her claims
