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Don't Blame Jay!

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Jay Leno addressed the late-night controversy with Conan O'Brien on his show last night.

Watch his speech above to see his side of the story.

Thoughts???

We're still Team CoCo!

    Posted: Jan 19, 2010 at 10:00 am / Email this  »
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    55 comments to “Don't Blame Jay!”



    1. 1

      You're a scumbag Jay. Nobody is buying your damage control statement. You suck



    2. 2

      Jay Leno is a big douche bag. NBC is run by douchebags. I hope Leno falls flay on his big fat face. I know I have never watched him, never will watch him, because he freaks me the f*** out. Leno isn't funny, he has poor writers. Conan has writers, but he is also a funny guy. I'll check him out from time to time. NBC, I heard this morning is trying to steal Triumph the Insult Comic Dog from Conan. What a bunch of losers. FU LENO.



    3. 3

      How does Leno not feel guilty/terrible about this? You've got the rest of your life set times x30. He said himself he wanted to go out on top.

      conan is doing better than ever- obviously the controversy did his ratings some good- but I suppose it's too late now.

      What a shame. I'll be DVR'ing Fallon from here on out- unless he gets the shaft as well!
      Lick it for 10 and Real Housewives of Late Night for the win! [especially with Triumph, Masturbating Bear, etc now owned by NBC- boooo.]



    4. 4

      team coco and jay go rest your chin



    5. 5

      JAY SUCKS.. NBC EXECS SUCK MORE… AND NOW FOR THE DRUM ROLL….. FAT BOY PEREZ SUCKS THE MOST!!!!! NEXT.



    6. 6

      100% team JAY! yeah i feel bad for conan but the truth of the matter is, they did offer to move the show back to 12:00 o clock.

      All the comedians are racking on JAY, retire, retire! make room for the younger guys.. YOU DONT SEE ANY OF THE BIG HOLLYWOOD ACTIONS STARS BEING LIKE I MADE 10 BLOCKBUSTERS, hey zac efron u want to take over and take my money. it doesn't work that way.



    7. 7

      I guess a net worth of 150-200 million just isn't enough.

    8. kyky says – reply to this


      8

      I think he did well in explaining that. Sounds like they were both screwed over.



    9. 9

      Thanks Jay for making it clear to all the haters (Mario). Conan is hardly funny, the times I stumbled across him, he was so painful to watch. Go Leno!



    10. 10

      oh jayshin is such a saint and had nothing to do with all the trouble.. douchbag



    11. 11

      Sure. He's absolutely innocent in all this…..right…….



    12. 12

      So those saying that they offered to push the show back to 12:05- why would the Tonight Show start the next day? And then pushing back Fallon to 1am ish? Doesn't make sense.

      Leno said he doesn't have an agent or a manager- I call bullshit. He's got those, and a shit ton of lawyers who just happened to get him a better, more secure contract than Conan.



    13. 13

      Jay Leno is not to blame, it's the network.



    14. 14

      I like Jay and sorry Conan is a great comedian but he wears on you after awhile

      and why should leno feel guilty they are all rich



    15. 15

      JAY IS A SNAKE IN THE GRASS HE COULD WALK IF HE WANTED TO… CONAN'S UNDER CONTRACT TOO. I DONT BELIEVE JAYS BULLSHIT FOR ONE FUCKING MINUTE H HOPE HE GETS HIT BY A BUS ON THE WAY HOME DRIVING THAT FUCKING GREEN JALOPY OF HIS…



    16. 16

      It is much cheaper, about $50 million, is axe Conan than Leno. NBC got to rewrite Leno's contract. Now when Leno dies @11:30 which is a sure bet, NBC can give him an old car and be done with him.



    17. 17

      I am a Jay fan. Watch him regularly and I am glad he survues all this.



    18. 18

      IF this is true I understand but its all a big stink and im not sure whose is right. I just prefer Conan and I think its time for Jay to get off the whole talk show thing.



    19. 19

      OK I don't blame Jay or Conan! I blame the Big wigs at NBC! If they wanted Jay to continue, they never should have planned jays departure! They should have had Jay sign on for another 5 years. I love Jay Leno and used to watch the tonight show every might, not that conans on I don't watch
      He is too goofy for me!



    20. 20

      Why blame Jay he had better rating when he was on the tonight show and they should of let him go and he would of gone to another network and just started up where he left off with better rating then Conan



    21. 21

      He's such a good liar..



    22. 22

      NBC is run by a bunch of barbaric idiots. Leno isnt to blame for this and honestly they should never have taken Jay off the Tonight Show bc he was so good at it and all Conan has done is screw it up like the idiot he is.



    23. 23

      Jay Leno makes himself sound like a little puppet who can only dance when the NBC execs pull the strings. How about if he offers to put his little 30-minute show at 11:30 AFTER the Tonght Show (I live in Texas, so it is CST times for me) and see how that works out for them. If he is SO popular and SO watchable, wouldn't people then watch Conan in order to see the GREAT JAY LENO?



    24. 24

      I am not buying this. he always tries to play it off like he's just this nice guy who goes along with the flow…he's greedy and egotistical … can't stand the idea of being out of the spotlight for a minute. not a good guy at all despite his act. must be gutting him to see all the public outrage. good. douche.



    25. 25

      Re: flower76 – you have horrible taste.



    26. 26

      team Jay!!!! He didn't want to give the show up in the first place Coco is a winey bitch! How can you feel sorry for a man who's getting 32 million dollars. Damage control my ass he was just telling his side!



    27. 27

      GO LISTEN TO HOWARD STERN AND ROSIE O'DONNELLS TAKE ON JAY LENO! HES A JERK.



    28. 28

      He's a snake in the grass… It's never Jay's fault when other people get fucked over.
      .
      It wasn't his fault Johnny Carson retired early and the person Johnny wanted to replace him, David Letterman, got screwed out of the tonight show.
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      It wasn't Jay's fault his agent bullied celebs to appear on the Tonight Show by telling them they'd excluded if they appeared on other talk shows first.
      .
      It wasn't Jay's fault when Rosie O'Donnell had a deal with NBC exec's to be Jay's fill-in, until he nixed the idea.
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      Screwing Conan out of a job isn't Jay's fault…
      .
      It's all just business. It's the way things work in the industry. Jay will tell you that. It's not Jay's fault.



    29. 29

      What a piece of shit, trying to look like he was completely innocent…whatev. Leno is scum!



    30. 30

      Re: perezsbitch – Jay Leno = Douche Bag



    31. 31

      -
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      JAY IS AN ASSHOLE!!!
      I CAN'T BELIEVE A N Y ACTORS AGREED TO INTERVIEW WITH HIM AFTER HE TOOK THE 10PM SLOT. HE SCREWED THOUSANDS OF ACTORS AND CREW PEOPLE BY TAKING THIS PRIMETIME SLOT!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW HE IS PUSHING CONAN OUT…DISGUSTING!!!
      HE SHOULD GO CRAWL UNDER A ROCK AND HIDE HIS FUG-NESS OF SOUL AND FACE FROM THE WORLD!!!
      WE DO NOT NEED SELF SERVING NARCISSISTS LIKE THIS ON THE PLANET!!!
      ALL I CAN SAY IS HE MUST GIVE GREAT HEAD AND THE EXECS AT NBC ARE WHO HE MUST BE GIVING IT TO!!!
      HOW DID THIS PIECE OF CRAP EVER GET A CAREER?!?!?!?!?
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      -



    32. 32

      Regardless of what the network says or wants now, it was Jay Leno who turned the show over to Conan and said he wanted to go out while he was still on top. A real man would have stepped aside so Conan could keep the Tonight Show. Jay Leno (who I used to prefer over Conan) is an egotistical prick. I'll never watch the Tonight Show again as long as he's host because I've lost all respect for him.



    33. 33

      Interesting that CircaNOW73 says he's never watched Leno but states that Leno has poor writers. How would he know if he's never watched?

      Conan is acting like a spoiled child. Because of a 30 minute difference (it is the day of the DVR after all so who cares?) he is causing 200 folks to lose their jobs while he walks away with $30 million. And people feel sorry for him because…?



    34. 34

      Now I don't hate Jay as much. But I still refuse to watch his show. I am team Conan all the way. Whatever show he is on, is the show I will watch.



    35. 35

      Jay an old tried fuck! He should try to be more like Jonny Carson and leave with grace and class. This is why I love Laterman!



    36. 36

      Team JAY and Team CONAN. I love them both! NBC is the enemy here.



    37. 37

      Fuck you Jay! Quit already!



    38. 38

      remember the whole d. letterman/tonight show mess with j before (check out the movie), not his fault "mean manager…he never knew she was so evil for little ol him". now good boy j didn't mean to jam up "the tonight show" icon or his good buddy conan, it's nbc…you can only cry ignorant or innocent so many times.



    39. 39

      Wow, people like bungle22 circanow73 are just annoying people who like to be difficult it seems!

      BEFORE THIS WHOLE FIASCO!!! CONANS RATINGS WERE DOWWWWNNNNN what don't you understand, GET OVER IT… im SURE he is a nice guy, but no one was fucking watching his show…i dont see why you people are being so ignorant. Jay ADMITTED his show was down as well, but not as bad as conan. SO get over it, i dont see how he was being unfair. Jay leno is funnier than him anyway



    40. 40

      What happened to "I want to go out on top" like he told us when he left the last time? I'm not in love with Conan, but for the life of me I cannot understand why anybody thinks Jay is funny.



    41. 41

      Re: ride00 – You couldnt be more wrong. His rating were not as bad as Jay's!!!!!! Jay suck



    42. 42

      How did such a naive, innocent simpleton ever navigate his way to #1 in late-night TV? It would take the same odds as winning a mega-millions lottery. Nice try, Mr. Leno. Why don't you just be honest and say that you don't care about promises or consequences. You just want to stay on TV by any means.



    43. 43

      Jay is an ignorant son of a bitch. He Just can not give up the spotlight! He laughs when nothing is funny; this situation certainly isn't funny to all of the people that work for Conan losing there jobs. Jay seems to have no sense of guilt or anything. He didn't want to be a class act, bow out and say, "you know, this isn't right what I'm doing." But no, he's playing it off like he's the 'nice guy'. None of them would be in this mess if it wasn't for NBC kissing Jay's ass, giving him a show at 10, AFTER he gave up his slot on The Tonight Show, which was completely useless. He is a greedy bastard. He's not funny, nor ever was. Give it up.



    44. 44

      Yeah! Bring Leno back! COnan is not funny.



    45. 45

      You can say what you want to …..
      Jay's in …..
      Conan's out.

    46. @v@ says – reply to this


      46

      These are the facts, folks. This fake demonization of anyone is witch hunting.
      Leno is a class act. Ratings are ratings. Mud slinging is moronic.

    47. @v@ says – reply to this


      47

      Re: mitchell87 – If a poll on jerkdom were ever to be done, I pretty much think that Howard Stern and Rosie O'Donell would defeat Leno by a country mile overall on a biggest jerk poll.



    48. 48

      THAT IS THE BIGGEST LOAD OF BULLSHIT, EVER!! Jay is the one that forced Carson out, JAY is the one forcing Conan out! If what Jay says is true than WHY have NBC execs publicly attacked Coco? BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT JAY SAID IS BULLSHIT!!



    49. 49

      conan > jimmy > jay

      team coco!!!



    50. 50

      NBC is clearly to blame here.



    51. 51

      dont hate the players, hate the game



    52. 52

      Re: alex gaskarth – Completely agree!
      Bottom line is it's called "the tonight show" and bumping conan to 12 just doesn't make sense. I don't mind Jay but I loveee me some Conan, and the execs at NBC are douchers for screwing him over.



    53. 53

      jay you scumbag ,it sounds like your drowning,and who the fuck is your audiance made up of ,they're pretty soft folks with no sense of humor that will laugh at the word boo



    54. 54

      THIS is how it is you Jay Leno fans- if Johnny Carson was moved to 10pm, while Jay inherited the tonight show, JAY LENO WOULD BE A NOBODY RIGHT NOW. There would be no possible chance Johnny's fans would switch to Jay on the Tonight Show. SAME SITUATION HERE. How can people be so ignorant!! Jay says 'Oh, well he didn't get the ratings..' FUCK YOU JAY. It's because of YOU. You are NOT a man like Johnny was; he stepped down with class and gave you the show. You just took your show with your fans to a different time. NBC, FUCK YOU TOO since it was your idea. You "executives" don't know shit, thinking to move Jay to prime time in the first place would work. Who did you do a focus group with, yourselves? NBC exec Ebersol said is chicken hearted for Conan to say things about someone who is beating him in the ratings, answer this- WHY IS THERE A COMPETITION ON YOUR OWN NETWORK IN THE FIRST PLACE? Oh, that's right, because there are TWO Tonight Shows.

      HOW can people not feel sorry for Conan!? Hosting the Tonight Show had been his childhood dream, and he gets fucked over by Jay and NBC like this? If he had the choice to stay and host the show, or to leave and take the money, HE WOULD PICK THE SHOW. I'm sure taking as much money as he can is not out of greed, but to screw NBC over as much as possible before he leaves. THATS HOW IT IS.



    55. 55

      Perez, since you are a team CoCo fan did really watched his show!? I Don't believe so … Oh! I forgot this is blog, not a serious website and you just say any stupid thing you want.
      I knew about this deal he is talking about 5 years ago because I'm real Jay's fan and I googled the news to find out why my favorite show was going to end, since Leno was young to retire and love doing that show.
      I Liked Conan (before he move to the tonight and bring that ridiculous Andy) and I watched the late night every day, but his tonight show stank ,sorry to say.. And I mostly blame Andy for it… And the fact the Leno was funnier.
      Now, blaming Leno for taking his show when Conan himself forced NBC to give him the show or he was going to live, was very nasty.