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Sam Smith responds to Howard Stern calling him fat and ugly

We all know that Howard Stern is a shock jock but he really surprised us when he said some harsh things about Sam Smith.

"You know what I like about the guy, he's an ugly mother f*****, he's fat, and I love it...Is he gay? He looks gay to me, not that anybody looks gay but he does seem a feminine," Howard said during a radio countdown on SiriusXM.

In a very odd conversation, Howard continued to insult Sam while also complementing him on his voice and music.

"I like that he's chubby and gay, that's why I love him. He's one of those guys, he's really good but I feel like that will be his only hit song," he said. And speaking about his latest hit, "I Know I'm Not the Only One" Howard added, "that's how good that song is, he's fat and he's gay and little girls worship him, that's when you know you have a good song and you have a good voice."

The criticism must have gotten back to the British crooner because he reacted with two posts on Twitter.

And he re-tweeted a message from Bonnie Hunt, who, like many of his fans, came to his support.

On Monday, Sam posted a suggestive selfie with a message for all the haters.

I say what's on my mind. I might do a little time

A photo posted by Sam Smith (@samsmithworld) on

Watch this video to hear more of what Howard said and let us know in the comments below what you think about what he said about the singer. Did he go too far?

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