“Why should I let one
asshole keep me away from hanging out?” Ronnie said Wednesday of his choice to continue
making appearances.
It was a decision that sent waves of tension through the
Stern Show staff and the nastiness spilled
out live on the air. “It’s a happy hour, it’s supposed to be fun,” staffer Mike
Fox, the primary target of Ronnie’s anger, noted. “It’s not supposed to
be this.”
After Chris Wilding jumped in to defend Ronnie despite
having recorded his behavior in the first place, co-worker Derek Jones had
thoughts of his own. “I am the person who started Zoom happy hour for the staff,”
the staffer explained. “All three of you fuckin’ stooges are ruining it.”
As the drama heightened, Howard and his longtime co-host Robin
Quivers did their best to defuse the situation. “I think Derek, Chris, Mike
Fox, and Ronnie should be the only ones at the happy hour this Friday and it
should be recorded,” Howard jokingly recommended. “Each one of you I value.”
“While you might not like each other, we love you all,”
Robin added with a hearty laugh.