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​According to today's Page Six, that could happen, as the popular talent show is reportedly courting the shock jock to replace Simon Cowell (though a source is quoted as saying Stern might just be using this to keep Sirius XM on their toes and give him lots of money when his contract renews).

If it did happen, the frizzy haired mouth of America would surely be sharp and funny as he cuts down all those screechy singers, all while Ellen DeGeneres assumes an Abdul-like glow and tries to defend them.

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​If he does, that's fine with me. But magazine editor Chaunce Hayden seems to think it's a big deal.

Bear in mind that Hayden used to be on the show, apparently got shit-canned, and has since tried to stir up ill will against the shock jock, most recently saying Stern had turned his back (and his wig) on troubled comic Artie Lange.

And his new follicle evidence?

A press release from Hayden says, "A wig company called Farrell Hair Systems apparently has a NYC salon where they keep a wall of clients hidden behind a curtain.

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​That's what Chaunce Hayden contends in Steppin' Out magazine.

Hayden feels that while Howard has provided a lot of lip service to his deep, abiding love for Artie--the messy but funny comic who recently attempted suicide--the shock jock hasn't called or visited the guy to give any weight to that.

Writes Hayden, "Stern's nauseating rants over his love and support for Lange have become the only entertaining part of the once popular radio show."

Sound harsh? Well, let me remind you that this is the guy who wrote the immortal essay, "Michael Jackson Was a Huge, Gaping Asshole!"