As we mentioned earlier, James Franco left UCLA graduates scrambling for a last minute replacement for a commencement speaker after her suddenly pulled out of addressing his alma matter.
Franco was supposed to be the university’s speaker this year, but he ended up canceling on them with just two weeks to go and a lame excuse. He claimed he had to be on location for “pre-production” on an upcoming film.
They couldn’t give him ONE day off?????
So students took to their Facebook accounts and started a petition to have funnyman Conan O’Brien be their speaker instead.
But really, we think Conan’s got enough to worry about with being Jay Leno‘s new replacement, especially with the ratings he got this week.
So, in a short yet polite statement, O’Brien has just declined the offer to address the graduation UCLA class, saying:
“I am honored to be asked but I am so busy launching “The Tonight Show” there just is not enough time to give this speech the preparation it deserves. I wish everyone in the class of 2009 the best and I am honored that they thought of me.”
Maybe Jimmy Kimmel is available?
[Image via WENN.]
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