STERN WARNING!

Shock jock says he'll fight ex-assistant's 'shakedown' lawsuit

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Howard and wife Beth are seeking to have the suit tossed

SHOCK jock Howard Stern and wife Beth Stern are claiming their former assistant's workplace lawsuit is a "thinly veiled shakedown" to extract $1.5 million from the New York power couple, The National ENQUIRER can reveal.

The pair made the powerful allegation in court documents seeking to toss out Leslie Kuhn's stunning lawsuit accusing the couple of creating a "hostile working environment" — and trying to silence her from talking about them with a strict gag order.

"This case is a thinly veiled attempted shakedown," reads Howard's motion to dismiss charges.