Roseanne Barr on Tuesday unleashed a broadside at Howard Stern, calling the radio host a “boot licking p—y” in a lengthy post on X as the two continue to exchange public insults.
Barr’s post followed Stern’s return to the air after a stunt in which he led listeners to believe his SiriusXM show had been canceled and temporarily replaced by a program hosted by Andy Cohen. In her post the 72-year-old Emmy winner accused Stern of “shilling for fascists and pro cancel culture,” added “they got to him. They will never get to me,” and said he “used to be a bastion of free speech and now he’s … shilling for fascists and pro cancel culture.” She also wrote that if Stern “wants to grow a pair and put the cats down one day he always will have a seat at my table.”
Barr qualified her criticism by calling Stern “still the greatest who ever did it” and saying he is “all the faces of radio Mt. Rushmore.” Stern’s representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment, Page Six reported.
The current friction dates to August, when Barr posted an AI-generated image that placed Stern and Stephen Colbert on a beach wearing matching bathing suits. Stern, 71, addressed the image after he resumed broadcasting, calling Barr “a braindead … f–king weirdo” and saying he did not expect to be included in her mockery. He suggested that Barr had “gone mad” and questioned, “What happened to her? She’s completely gone, right? I mean, like, what’s her deal?”
Stern’s stunt — which included feigned reports of his own firing and an announcement that Cohen would take over — drew attention inside and outside SiriusXM. Reports on Monday said the prank had left some staffers alarmed. Stern addressed the prank on air, framing it as a response to the swirling cancellation rumors.
Barr’s public dispute with Stern is the latest in a string of controversies that have dogged the comedian since 2018, when a racist tweet led to the collapse of her mainstream television career. She has since sparred with former castmates and other public figures and in recent years has attributed aspects of her fall from favor to a range of targets, including former co-star Sara Gilbert and, at times, broader cultural trends.
Both Barr and Stern occupy long-established positions in American entertainment. Stern built his reputation on shock radio and has repeatedly pushed boundaries over decades on the air, while Barr rose to fame as the star of the sitcom Roseanne and has since pursued political commentary and smaller media projects. Their exchange adds another chapter to ongoing debates about free speech, cancel culture and the limits of satire and provocation in celebrity discourse.
As the back-and-forth continues on social platforms and radio airwaves, neither party has signaled a desire to deescalate. Barr’s X post reiterated her refusal to be moved by what she called pressure from those she described as aligned with cancel culture; Stern used his broadcast to dismiss her behavior as erratic. The exchange appeared likely to persist given both figures’ histories of provocative commentary and public rebukes.