Howard Stern
"America's Got Talent" judge Howard Stern, pictured here at a Season 10 taping at Radio City Music Hall on August 11, 2015, recently exited the show. Getty

KEY POINTS

  • Howard Stern slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix docuseries, claiming it was "painful" to watch
  • Stern said he felt bad for Prince Harry losing his mom Princess Diana
  • The host described the docuseries as the "boring" version of "The Kardashians"

Howard Stern did not mince words when sharing his thoughts on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix docuseries.

The radio show host said that the first three episodes of "Harry & Meghan," which premiered Thursday, were "painful" to watch.

"It's been painful. I wouldn't stay with it, but my wife [Beth Ostrosky Stern] wants to watch it. You know, we have shows we watch. But they come off like such whiny b-tches. I gotta tell you man, I just don't get it," Stern, 68, said on Sirius XM's "The Howard Stern Show" Monday as he and his co-host Robin Quivers discussed their attempts to watch the docuseries, Mediaite reported.

"I don't know what this prince — I get Prince Harry being pissed off at the monarchy for his mother. They treated her like s--t. She really was like, just — that [King] Charles was such a f--king c--t to Lady Diana," he continued.

"That's your father," Quivers said regarding Prince Harry. "You know, like, you gotta deal with the father who really screwed over your mother and knew what he was doing the whole time he did it. It wasn't — there was nothing real about that relationship from beginning to end."

Stern said he empathized with Prince Harry for the loss of a parent, but he was not thrilled when the prince and Markle started to complain about their experience as working members of the royal family.

He said the couple rubbed him the wrong way, especially seeing the commentary they filmed on their cell phones before their Netflix deal was even announced.

"I feel bad for Prince Harry losing his mother and all that," Stern explained. "So you got my empathy there. But Jesus Christ, when those two started whining about 'wah wah wah, and they don't like me' and she wants to be beloved in this country."

"It's just very weird to watch two people who keep screaming, 'We wanted our privacy, we wanted the press to leave us alone,' And then what is their special that they put out on Netflix? Showing you them and their kids and their life. It's like 'The Kardashians' — except boring," the radio personality said, adding that he "found it troubling."

Just like Stern, some social media users and royal experts have compared Prince Harry and Markle's documentary to the Kardashian family's Hulu reality show.

However, the couple's friend Gayle King recently defended their Netflix docuseries.

"It's not a reality show. It's not," King said when asked about the Sussexes' docuseries on "Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen" last week.

The "CBS Mornings" anchor added that she "can't wait" to watch the six-part show.

Netflix dropped the first three episodes of "Harry & Meghan" on Dec. 8. Three more episodes will be released on Thursday.

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AFP