Others Should Follow His Lead

Now this is the kind of boss peolpe should be lucky to have!

Jon Stewart is not only supporting his writers that are on strike but he's also going to pay the scribes for the next two weeks…out of his own pocket.

The funnyman is a producer on the Daily Show and the Colbert Report.

What a mensch!

Update:

"UPDATE, 2:20 P.M.: Confusion: Jon Stewart's rep just called back to deny the information above. I checked back with my source, who set me straight on a few details: Stewart is not paying writers out of his own pocket, but through Busboy, his production company. And it's not just writers who are getting their salaries covered but all the shows' employees. "He's hoping that it wraps up amicably and quickly, and over the course of that time he wants to look out for his employees," he says.

But when I ran this by Stewart's rep, he emailed back, "While I hesitate to knock down every rumor that comes up, the assertion that Jon and/or Busboy Productions will be paying for the staff is false and we have no further comment beyond this at this time."

I'm pretty sure there's some truthiness here (sorry), but it may take some more digging to determine exactly what the situation is."

Posted: Nov 5, 2007 at 2:54 pm / Email this »

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71 comments to “Others Should Follow His Lead”

none ya bidness says – reply to this

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what a sweety
tia hiltz esq says – reply to this

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i want to have his babies!
amazing
lydia says – reply to this

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john stewart is an awesome guy
j says – reply to this

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you always have too many typos….
A says – reply to this

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First
stickaforkinher says – reply to this

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Jon Stewart is "The Man"
matt says – reply to this

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Does this imply that he's not nearly as funny as everyone thinks he is?
Rash Manly says – reply to this

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Very classy of Mr. Stewart, Bravo!
Cool says – reply to this

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Love John Stewart!
Kathy says – reply to this

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holy shit. like i needed another reason to want to suck his balls. jon pwns.
sdlöh says – reply to this

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I bet Letterman will hold his wallet tight…
sigh says – reply to this

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great man
andrew says – reply to this

13

first
Molldoll says – reply to this

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I LOVE HIM.
trs says – reply to this

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Well done!
Ms Ridgway says – reply to this

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I want to be last : )
pier1girl says – reply to this

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Good for him. It's great to hear that he's actually supporting his writers. It's very uncommon to see these days. Kudos John!
EW!! says – reply to this

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Jon Stewart has some hairy hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tori says – reply to this

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John Stewart is totally bad ass.
jourdan sticky says – reply to this

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jon stewart is also fucking sexy!

hello daddy!
Candace says – reply to this

21

now that is a real man!
Baron Von Hugenstein says – reply to this

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I love him even more!
hannah says – reply to this

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aw! wat a nice man
Alexis says – reply to this

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FIRST
who cares says – reply to this

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first fuck this JEWBOY
Jaime says – reply to this

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look up mensch on wikipedia and jon stewart is there!
jennifer says – reply to this

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i wish i had a boss like that shit
missuse of mensch? says – reply to this

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Uhm, Mensch is used to refer to goyim who do good deeds. His being jewish designates him automaticaly blessed and chosen. Mensch is used to refer to good goyim (non jews)
Scarlett says – reply to this

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I'm officially in love.
Bad Kitty says – reply to this

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FIRST YA FOOLS…

Jon Stewart rocks!
Or he's trying to keep his show on the air???? Nah, he rocks. And so does Tina Fey.
Without the writers, all good shows would basically be a bad George Bush (our prez) speech.
Margarita says – reply to this

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Jon Stewart is awesome. Total class act.
Always was, is now, and always will be.
jess says – reply to this

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JS is my god…not only is he funny and hot, but has a good heart too. Fuck he's hot!
nappy ho says – reply to this

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HOLLA! Yo Britney wassup?
Stop The Insanity says – reply to this

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Crap, don't encourage them, I want to be able to watch TV other than reality shows for the next six months. Boo Jon, Boo.
Heather1031 says – reply to this

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I fucking luv him!!!!
Jaime says – reply to this

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wikipedia.com search mensch and jon stewarts picture is there!
Tabitha says – reply to this

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What a great boss!!! Other employers should learn something from him!
jan says – reply to this

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Classy guy! Those producers and the actors/actresses and whoever else gets paid millions of dollars per year don't need all of that money. The writers deserve their cut too. None of them whould even have a job without the writers. Good for Jon Stewart.
Romina says – reply to this

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That's awesome that Jon has solidarity with the striking writers. AWESOM!
Bethany says – reply to this

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What about all of the other staff members? There are so many people who make the show, the others who had no vote in this strike..pa's, office staff????
Laila says – reply to this

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God Perez, you can't spell worth a shit. Anyway, good for Jon, classy guy.
soopx says – reply to this

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He is a very good business man.love his show.
Cheney'sgaygrandbaby says – reply to this

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I hate that all of these other girls want to fuck you retarded. I want to fuck you until your IQ fills with blood and becomes as tumescent as the crowning jewel on your 5'3" body. We could run away to Jersey together, go back to smoking together, read the New Yorker together. And forget about our kids together. I'm so fucking smart, Jon. And funny. And pretty. Real pretty. Not like that siren, Lara Croft. She just seems smart. And pretty. She just seems pretty. And I saw you checking out Lynn Cheney's legs, you rascal.
If you don't want to run off with me, how about making me a correspondent? I'd pony up the 35 grand to run in South Carolina. I'd put you right in a little text box in all of the the high schol history textbooks.
reader says – reply to this

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The source (conde nast portfolio) is now saying that this information is false
Amy says – reply to this

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did you not read the updates with the story? it's a false story!! his publicist confirmed the story is not true! and the story gave those updates.
Kathryn says – reply to this

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AWWW WHAT A LOVELY FELLA

I HEART HIM
john m says – reply to this

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BAD ASS
Check out the update` says – reply to this

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UPDATE, 2:20 P.M.: Confusion: Jon Stewart's rep just called back to deny the information above. I checked back with my source, who set me straight on a few details: Stewart is not paying writers out of his own pocket, but through Busboy, his production company. And it's not just writers who are getting their salaries covered but all the shows' employees. "He's hoping that it wraps up amicably and quickly, and over the course of that time he wants to look out for his employees," he says.

But when I ran this by Stewart's rep, he emailed back, "While I hesitate to knock down every rumor that comes up, the assertion that Jon and/or Busboy Productions will be paying for the staff is false and we have no further comment beyond this at this time."

I'm pretty sure there's some truthiness here (sorry), but it may take some more digging to determine exactly what the situation is.
madmax says – reply to this

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It's nice to see someone who puts their money where their mouth is. Jon Stewart is a man who follows through with his convictions.
Blunt says – reply to this

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I WOULD follow his lead, but unfortunately he's taken, and so am I.
getout says – reply to this

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Yea he has to pay because left on his own hes an f'n retard who is way unfunny. He is so anti-Bush he's not even close to being funny anymore. He's just mean and spitefull.
perezhiltonisafag says – reply to this

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John Stewart is gay. That's why Perez Hilton likes him. Writers are just whiney snobs.
G says – reply to this

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Is this the same source that told you Fidel was dead a couple months ago? Haha. Time to get some new sources fatty.
Heidi says – reply to this

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Bahaa, did he really say truthiness?
Brian says – reply to this

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I'm sure Busboy has strike insurance ,but let's hope this thing gets resolved quickly.
The last writers strike went on rediculously long only to come to the agreement the union proposed in week 1.
James says – reply to this

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If Stewart is thinking this will be a short strike he is not as hip to what's going on in the real world as he thinks he is.
johnb says – reply to this

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Hey perez..shouldn't you be on strike too? Oh wait you are not a writer. What are you? Do you do anything to contribute to society you insecure fag
Taylor says – reply to this

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What a cheapo. He's not even funny. He wouldn't have a job if it weren't for the writers. His real name is Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz. Anyone can act. It takes talent to write.
sarahbears says – reply to this

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lol @ the truthiness reference. Perez you kick so much fucking ass. you like all the right people (stewart, colbert, angelina, poor starving yet talented amy winehouse to name a few) and rip on all the right ones like stupid worthless britney and avril. lol i was just talking to my hairdresser last weekend, and she was like "you're right, perez hilton has amazing taste." i heart you.

and viva la stewart, thats fucking cool of him to stick with the people who are actually the creative forces in show business other than actors that just repeat shit and try and look pretty. STEWART/COLBERT 2008, i freaking wish.
Perez Hilton says – reply to this

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Yea, you're gonna have to dig it up alright, since Perez doesn't write this shit anymore…
Stacy says – reply to this

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What's up with the misspellings?
Jan says – reply to this

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BULLSHIT AND LIES!!!!!!!!!!!
My husband wrote for him for years and he hates the union and treats his writers like shit. He only joined the union last year when forced into or face bad press and (though his reps now deny it) his offer was to pay the writers for 2 weeks to work as scabs.
Pull your heads out of your assess. Jon Stewert is a DOUCHE BAG. Just ask anyone who writes for him.
CB says – reply to this

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I LOVE John Stewart!!

mainly because he's a Sig!
I love Sigma Chi!!! xo
dodah1 says – reply to this

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HE CAN'T PAY THEM! THAT'S CALLED BEING A "SCAB"! You cannot be for worker's rights and then pay them money. That's like walking a picket line.

PEREZ, ARE YOU THAT FUCKING DUMB?
dodah1 says – reply to this

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Re: getout – Poor Right wing crybaby. Go over and watch Fux News like a good little Pravda sheep.
you're a dipshit says – reply to this

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Re: Jan – lol you're so full of shit i'm sure. probably some lying cunt that watches fox news to much.
Thomas Fitzgerald says – reply to this

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I do love him with all my testicles but please get him to change his hair!!
mattiavelli says – reply to this

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Hahahaha.
Don't F with writers!
Liane says – reply to this

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I love Jon. This strike is goung to be hard for everyone who does. How do we live without Jon, not knowing when he will return to give us the truth M-Th? I am with the writers and hope that the producers will see fit to being reasonable and end this soon.
Jan says – reply to this

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RE: Dipshit - About my reply? FUCK YOU!!!!
Pull your head out of Jon Stewerts ass and DO YOUR RESEARCH! Everything I wrote is TRUE! LOOK IT UP! Even in these replys (#51) the story is proven false. Calling me a cunt doesn't make what I wrote a lie and I definitely don't watch Fox Noise. I leave that for the idiot retards like you who believe what they see just because it's on TV.
officialJONnotJOHNcorrecterperson says – reply to this

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jesus people.

it's JON! Not joHn

don't make me come back here.