On Monday, comedienne and writer Tina Fey revealed to Howard Stern on his SiriusXM radio show that Colin Quinn once called her the "c-word".

Fey and Quinn worked together on the long-running show, "Saturday Night Live".

Fey said that Quinn's verbal attack happened over the phone years ago when she was trying to help with a show he was working on. The star admitted to having been stunned by Quinn's viciousness, but believes that it was probably due to his anxiety over the new show.

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"It was very random. I couldn't even guess why. Usually if someone calls you that, you're like, 'I know what I did,'" Fey shared with Stern.

Fey stated that she harbors no ill feelings for Quinn, and that she considers him a friend. In fact, the two reconnected recently at "SNL's" 40th anniversary show.

The 45-year old star, who initially hesitated to name Quinn on the radio show, first made the revelation about an unnamed colleague who dropped the c-word in her 2011 bestselling autobiography, "Bossy Pants".

Fey shared in her book that she surprised herself when she fought back and told the actor that he had no right to call her the word.

"'My parents love me; I'm not some Adult Child of an Alcoholic that's going to take that s---.' And it never happened again... that I know of," she wrote.

Quinn has since admitted that he uses profanity when he gets angry, but that he says sorry after he does. He said he apologized to Fey after the incident.

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