The White Lotus” creator Mike White is clapping back — and not holding back — at his HBO hit's Emmy-winning composer, Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, who announced he was exiting the series last week. In a candid SiriusXM interview with Howard Stern Tuesday,

Season 3 “The White Lotus” concluded with more dead bodies and more viewers than ever. 6.2 million viewers tuned in to Sunday’s episode of the HBO drama, a 30% improvement on the previous series high of 4.