In December 2019, after Gabrielle Union's controversial firing, the former AGT judge stood up for the actress and accused series creator Simon Cowell of orchestrating the situation. I really wanted to decide if this was going to take away too much free time.' Stern announced the news on his own radio show, The Howard Stern Show, saying, 'I really, really did struggle with this decision because I've been working a long time.
The veteran radio host took Morgan's spot after he left after season 6, and he stayed until taking a final bow in 2015.
