Star of the radio team Star & Bucwild is planning his highly anticipated return to New York City, but the radio personality is facing legal action from former employer Hot 97 (WQHT).

The brass at Hot 97, a station under Emmis Radio, claims that rival Clear Channel is trying to put the shock jock back on the air early, an act they say violates a non-compete clause.

In addition, Emmis claims that on May 15, 2003, the jock’s last day, Star violently yanked pictures off the office walls and allegedly assaulted the station manager, the culmination of a long term run of “offensive, inappropriate and tortuous acts.”

According to the New York Daily News, Wyatt Cheek, Star’s manager, said the lawsuit was “slanderous, ridiculous allegations whose main purpose is damaging his career.”

According to Emmis, Star cannot legally compete with Hot 97 no earlier than March 5, 2005, but the radio personality and Clear Channel want him in New York by January.

Cheek also claimed that a station suspension after the death of Aaliyah was a staged event between Star and Hot 97.

“You will also see Emmis’ own role here. In the Aaliyah case, for example, Star’s ‘suspension’ wasn’t a punishment. It was an arrangement with the station. It was done for appearance, to enhance their publicity ‘bump,’” Cheek claimed.

Hot 97 denied the claim and said that incident was one of many that lead to his termination.

Star made it clear that he intended to tear down his former employer.

“Emmis can only prolong the inevitable. I will have them programming country music six months after my return,” he said.

And as he waits for the non-compete clause to expire, Star will take his antics nationwide in a new deal with cable TV network Music Choice.

The company will be using bits from the duo’s morning show on WPHH in Hartford, Connecticut and Star and Buc will also be heard on Music Choice’s internet service starting in October.

Music Choice has been known mostly for music and a graphics package which includes facts about artists and their songs.

” Our studies show about 60% of cable subscribers use our music channels now, and we expect that figure to grow,” said Karen Doler, a spokeswoman for Music Choice.

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