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Rudeness at any age is an ugly thing.But from a 61-year-old TV host who prides himself on being a champion for working class Americans, it’s especially jarring.As Day 2 got underway in Washington, D.C. Federal Court, it turns out MSNBC’s Ed Schultz is the Naomi Campbell of the media industry — who knew there was a diva living inside that giant head and portly body? (A refresher course on Campbell: the supermodel once hit her maid in the head with a cell phone.)Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee, began the day by giving Schultz a spanking for being rude to members of her courtroom staff. The Mirror is still digging for details on specifics, but suffice it to say that Schultz hasn’t made a good impression.“Your client is a star, but not with this staff,” Howell railed at the host’s lead attorney John Hayes just after 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.Schultz is being sued by NBC producer and sound engineer Michael Queen for breach of partnership. Queen says he helped Schultz land his MSNBC show. Schultz boasts that his 30 years in the business got him his job.Howell seethed, “Arrogance is noticed by the jury and it’s noticed by my staff. I won’t have my staff treated discourteously. He may treat others discourteously, but not my staff.”