Howard Stern says Ellen DeGeneres should lean into her new reputation

• Howard Stern offered some words of wisdom to Ellen DeGeneres during his SiriusXM radio show on Monday.
• Stern said that if he were the embattled talk show host, he'd "change [his] whole image."
• "I'd go on the air and be a son of a b----," he continued, telling DeGeneres to "just be a prick."
• Stern's advice comes after a turbulent few months for DeGeneres, who's been accused by former staffers of being rude and fostering a "toxic" work environment.

Howard Stern said during his SiriusXM radio show on Monday that Ellen DeGeneres should lean into her new reputation.

Stern, who's friends with the embattled talk show host, told listeners that if he were in DeGeneres' place, he'd just "change [his] whole image."

"I'd go on the air and be a son of a b----," he said. "People would come on and [I would] go, 'F--- you.'"

"Just be a prick," Stern advised DeGeneres.

Stern's advice comes after a troubled past few months for DeGeneres, who's been accused by former staffers of acting rudely and creating a "toxic" environment on the set of "The Ellen Show."

Australian radio host Neil Breen recently revealed that he was given specific instructions about how to behave when he worked with DeGeneres in 2013.

According to Breen, he was instructed not to talk to, look at, or approach DeGeneres.

And even though DeGeneres' executive producer Andy Lassner recently shut down speculation that the show will be canceled following the allegations, news broke on August 1 that "Late Late Show" host James Corden could be a potential replacement for DeGeneres.

Despite the growing number of allegations from former staff members — including an ex-producer and a former DJ — that the show fostered a toxic working environment, plenty of stars have come to DeGeneres' defense.

Ashton Kutcher, Katy Perry, Diane Keaton, and DeGeneres' wife Portia de Rossi have all shared messages of support for the embattled host.

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