Steve Harvey Exposed: Meanest Man On TV

Steve Harvey — behind his mega-watt smile — is a vicious, evil monster stewing in a soup of dark and ugly secrets!

That’s the claim of sources in a bombshell investigation by The National ENQUIRER that uncovered what fans don't see on TV — Steve’s a serial cheater, a child abuser, a racist and a bigamist! The ENQUIRER also discovered the “Little Big Shots” host, 60, is so terrified his depraved split personality will be exposed that he’s degenerated into a recluse, surrounding himself with 'round-the-clock armed security — that costs a whopping $25,000 a month!

“Steve’s a prisoner in his own twisted world,” spilled one source. “He’s always on the edge. He’s paranoid, but power hungry, and desperately trying to manage and control everything around him. But it’s all starting to cave in. He’s never learned from his past mistakes, and for years he’s been trying to sweep his shady business, raging temper, cheating and disrespect under the carpet. But he’s burned so many bridges, and crossed so many people that it’s all starting to come home to roost!”

A once-loyal employee told The ENQUIRER the TV titan has morphed into a nightmare dictator of a boss, and he made life a living hell for the staff of his Chicago-based talk show. The ENQUIRER obtained an all-staff memo — described as “tyrannical” by an insider — sent by Steve’s assistant in August 2016 that warned employees to steer clear. “No stopping by or popping in. No one,” the memo warned. Steve even threatened: “My security team will stop everyone from standing at my door who have the intent to see or speak to me.”

The “Steve Harvey” show ended production in the Windy City in mid-May. His new show, simply titled “Steve,” premieres in Los Angeles in September. “Steve didn’t offer interviews to many Chicago people who have been with him since the beginning, and hurt lots of people who would move on their own to L.A. to be part of the new show,” the former employee dished. “Steve never even addressed the staff about it. He never said a word about them all losing their jobs. These are die-hard loyal staff members!”

The “Family Feud” host also treated his second wife, Mary Lee Shackelford, like dirt, insiders said. Mary accused Steve of cheating, blaming their 2005 separation for triggering her mental breakdown and suicide attempt. Mary and her pal, civil rights activist Essie Berry, have also accused Steve of conning Mary out of millions of dollars in their divorce. The women claimed Steve — who has amassed a $100 million fortune with his media empire — worked with crooked lawyers who deceived Mary, and his team even forged her signature on official documents.

Mary insisted: “Steve had the money and the power and he does what he wants! He wants me gagged because I know Steve Harvey has issues.” She also claimed Steve committed bigamy when he married current wife Marjorie in 2007 before their divorce was finalized!

The controlling TV mogul also snatched their son, Wynton (second from right), from Mary, and she claimed Steve denied her visitation from 2008 to 2013. Mary has also accused Steve of child abuse, claiming he brutally beat Wynton with a belt. According to a Plano, Texas, police report from October 2008: “Wynton stated that his father … whipped him with a belt and also a paddle board.” The investigating officer reported seeing bruises on Wynton’s right thigh and right buttocks, and a cut on his right thigh. Despite this, a rep for Steve said the Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services [concluded] “the child does not appear to be at risk … the case is closed without further investigation.”

Meanwhile, the hypocrite has also bragged on air about sending Wynton and his adopted daughter, Lori, to college. But, according to a police report, Steve ordered his hulking ex-pimp bodyguard, “Boomerang,” to drag Wynton out of his dorm at Florida International University — in the middle of the night! The ENQUIRER has learned the media mogul ordered the kidnapping after hearing his son had popped off about Steve cheating on his wife! Wynton later denied being kidnapped, but a campus police report revealed he checked out of his room at 4 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2015, and his key was later returned by one of Steve’s assistants, who also withdrew Wynton from the school after just three months.

During a taping of “Family Feud” in Atlanta on March 17, The ENQUIRER caught Steve cruelly mocking his eldest son with first wife Marcia Harvey. When the cameras weren’t rolling, the deadbeat dad said: “I put all my kids through college, but my son is as dumb as a doughnut. I should ask his mother for a paternity test. “He’s 25 now though. I’m attached to him. I figure I may as well ride it out.”

Steve has also stoked racial tension with jokes aimed at white people and Asian men. According to Joseph Cooper, a former acquaintance of Steve’s, in 1993 Steve ranted: “I don’t give a s--- about America!” He also urged fans to “spit on white people!” and “go assault old white women!” Steve also insulted Asian men, mocking the self-help book “How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men,” saying it should consist of just two sentences: “Excuse me, do you like Asian men?” and “No, thank you.” A source declared: “The man is nothing short of a monster!”