Rosie O'Donnell Tears Into Jay Leno
Seriously, is anyone on Team Jay?!?
While David Letterman and other talk show hosts have made their feelings known on Leno and the NBC late-night mess, other celebrities are now speaking out. Take it away, Rosie O'Donnell!
"It was a really crappy move on Leno's part," the former View co-host said. "Conan moved his family across the country and his entire staff to get a shot at what he worked 17 years for only to get it taken away by the bully on the playground who doesn't want to let go."
Earlier this week, Leno pleaded innocence, as if he had no idea this was in the works at NBC. He even, mysteriously, told viewers not to blame Conan O'Brien for what's going on.
But Rosie thinks Jay should come clean and stop pretending to be America's male sweetheart.
"I think in the old days of show biz you can claim ignorance. But today with the internet, no way. There's no way people are going to buy the crap anymore."
Is anyone out there buying it? We're certainly not. Leno should have walked away years ago.
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January 30th, 2010 11:35 AM
Jay Leno is a douchebag. He has never been funny. His jokes are the equivalent of what you'd hear at an elementary school playground. He won't give up because as long as their are morons to support him he'll have a job at NBC and never have to face the fact that he'd never get another job anywhere else.
January 29th, 2010 9:42 AM
Rosie is right. Jay ruined Conan's chance by staying on the air, doing a similar version of the tonight show leading into Conan's shwo and then pretending it was just business as usual. No Jay, Johnny didn't want you in his chair but he had the decency to retire and stay off the air and let you have Friends, LA Law, Seinfeld and such, the highest rated shows bring the audience to you, where you faltered and sucked until Hugh Grant made you famous. You suck, Jay, no wonder everybody despies you.
January 25th, 2010 11:15 PM
Conan stayed at NBC because he was told he would get the Tonight Show, this is true, but what normal person does not want to eventually get a promotion in thier carrer. He had done the late show for TONS of years. He started to get offers from other networks that were not only offering more money but a better time slot than the late show, 11pm instead of 1235am. Conan did not "bully" his way into the tonight show, he just told NBC that he had better offers and if they had nothing to offer him he was going to move on. He was only trying to further his carrer. NBC did not want to lose Conan so they offered Conan the only thing that was going to keep him around, the tonight show. So Conan stayed, and waited patiently for 4 years to get his shot, making less money at a worse time slot, until finally he got his show, only to have it taken away. NBC stole 4+ years of Conan on false pretenses, not including the 7 months that Conan now has to wait to host any other show due to NBC'c leg
January 23rd, 2010 7:50 PM
Leno has never been funny. The innocence act is only thing he does that is laughable. He pulled the same routine(READ The Late Shift)on Carson.
January 23rd, 2010 10:42 AM
It seems that everyone(talent/people in showbiz) in the know other than Seinfeld suggest that Leno is a scumbag. I have yet to hear anything specific from a "Leno Fan" that they can say is an orginal/funny/creative bit that they tune in for.
January 22nd, 2010 7:39 PM
Rosie is always accusing other people of behaving badly, but in reality, she's just as bad if not worse. Donald Trump is a saint compared to Rosie.
January 22nd, 2010 7:36 PM
Leno hasn't done anything wrong. He accepted NBC kicking him off the Tonight Show in favor of Conan. He graciously introduced Conan on his farewell "Tonight" episode. Then, when NBC cancelled Jay's 1-hour show at 10:00, Jay accepted their offer to do a crummy 1/2 hour at 11:30 instead. Did he p!$$ and moan like Conan did? No. He has remained a consummate professional throughout.
But what did Conan do? He could have kept his 1-hour show at 12:00, kept his staff employed, and rolled with the punches. But no, he refused it in a fit of pique and got his whole staff laid off. By throwing his little tantrums he proved himself to be both childish and unprofessional. Who's fault was that? His own. Nobody else's.
So, what was the result? Conan bails, NBC offers Jay the Tonight Show gig again. Why not? Conan quit. He's a quitter like Sarah Palin -- they take their marbles and go home when they get frustrated. Essentially Conan cut off his own nose to spite his face. But he still hasn't
January 22nd, 2010 2:07 PM
If anyone thinks Leno handled this well please explain how. He seems to be very passive aggressive.
January 21st, 2010 1:54 PM
What was the last thing that that fat stump Rosie O'Donnel did that didn't involve her getting bad publicity, i.e. 9/11, Donald Trump & The View. Oh yeah, it was when she came out, big deal. She is the scum that lives in the deepest, fattest region of a bums asshole. She always has to stick her 20 lb nose in other peoples business. She is mad because years ago she wanted to guest host on jays show. He said no, who wants a her host a show? She would probably screw it up like the view and countless other t.v. appearances. She has kept that turn down in the back of her mind until now so she can unleash it on Jay. By the way, she has the same agent as conan... go figure. I dont care about jay or conans problems. I am so mad that this fat slob still gets publicity. The only people that follow her are lesbians, and to tell you the truth she makes them look bad. If I were a lesbian I'd disown that fat sea cow. Rosie deserves to live in a cave, where she can lick all the bear snatch she
January 21st, 2010 12:58 PM
Please explain what Jay Leno has done as a talk show host that is funny and/or original?