At the start of the season Steve Harvey reportedly wrote a letter to his talk show staff and you will never look at him the same way. The email was obtained and shared by Robert Feder and you know his staff couldn’t wait to share his below demands as soon as he was out of there and they were out of a job.
Good morning, everyone. Welcome back.
I’d like you all to review and adhere to the following notes and rules for Season 5 of my talk show.
There will be no meetings in my dressing room. No stopping by or popping in. NO ONE.
Do not come to my dressing room unless invited.
Do not open my dressing room door. IF YOU OPEN MY DOOR, EXPECT TO BE REMOVED.
My security team will stop everyone from standing at my door who have the intent to see or speak to me.
I want all the ambushing to stop now. That includes TV staff.
You must schedule an appointment.
I have been taken advantage of by my lenient policy in the past. This ends now. NO MORE.
Do not approach me while I’m in the makeup chair unless I ask to speak with you directly. Either knock or use the doorbell.
I am seeking more free time for me throughout the day.
Do not wait in any hallway to speak to me. I hate being ambushed. Please make an appointment.
I promise you I will not entertain you in the hallway, and do not attempt to walk with me.
If you’re reading this, yes, I mean you.
Everyone, do not take offense to the new way of doing business. It is for the good of my personal life and enjoyment.
Thank you all,
Steve Harvey
I get that Harvey works a lot, he has his radio show, Family Feud, the talk show, Little Big Shots, Celebrity Family Feud, screwing up the Miss Universe winner and Showtime at the Apollo, but his staff spends a lot of their time making sure he looks good on TV. Working on a talk show sucks big balls. Thus, for him to be so rude his staff is totally messed up.
If he cannot handle them trying to get a minute with him when they can, then he should quit the job. Which he technically did because he is moving his show from Chicago to Los Angeles next season. Do you think he offered to take his staff like Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon did when they switched shows and/or locations? According to Feder, he didn’t.
After hearing that and reading that letter, I am done with him. I am sick of them having a nice guy on camera persona only to find out they are d!cks in real life.
Now, the letter could be a forgery, but as of now he is yet to deny it. Until then, I will be boycotting his shows.
What do you think of his letter?
UPDATE: Steve Harvey confirms he wrote the letter and explained to Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Farzier why he wrote it. He said, “I just didn’t want to be in this prison anymore where I had to be in this little room, scared to go out and take a breath of fresh air without somebody approaching me, so I wrote the letter.” Then he added. “I don’t apologize about the letter, but it’s kind of crazy what people who took this thing and ran, man. I appreciate you asking me.”
What he doesn’t understand is they have a job to do and they needed to get a hold of him when they could. If they acted on their own without his approval, then imagine the emails those workers would have gotten. Something like the one his friend, 45, writes to the FBI Director.
