E! network stars Joan Rivers and Chelsea Handler are involved in a war of words and Howard Stern has been only to happy to keep the fire fueled.
Joan and daughter Melissa Rivers were recent guests on Howard’s Sirius XM radio show. The outspoken 78-year-old comedian took the opportunity to vent about Handler.
Rivers dished about CH’s previous relationship with E! President Ted Harbert, “Number one, the girl made it on her back f**king the president, we all know that. Number two, she’s fine, she’s ordinary. She’s not a genius.”
She elaborated, “She’s an ordinary girl that was f**king somebody high up in the industry and they gave her a break and she’s doing okay.”
Not long ago Stern hosted Handler, who came on the show to promote her new NBC sitcom Are You There, Chelsea? — great planning Stern!
Getting right to it, Howard asked the popular comic what she thinks of the older comedian, “Joan Rivers? What the f**k do I care about Joan Rivers? I don’t think about her ever.”
How did this all start? Joan claims it began at a network event where she tried to say hello to Handler and was given the cold shoulder.
According to Chelsea, “Joan Rivers gets up and she’s like, ‘I’d like to thank Chelsea Handler for giving me a career in comedy (mock laughing), and congratulations on your stage Chelsea because I don’t even have a dressing room.’ And I’m like, ‘f**k off!'”
Joan managed to get in the last word, at least for now, “Who the f**k do you think you are? Whatever she is, she’s a drunk. I don’t wish her good luck, I don’t wish her bad luck. I don’t think she’s particularly funny. But don’t you come after me, you wh*re!”
Check out both nasty exchanges below: Tell us what you think … real deal or a publicity stunt?