Source: WireImage
Jay Leno had assured the staff of The Tonight Show that their job was secured but on Friday NBC released a statement saying that they,
“Regretfully informed the people who work on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O’Brien that their services are not needed at this time due to our inability to continue production of the shows.”
Leno gave his staff their annual Christmas bonus and had even said himself that he would take care of them adding no one would miss a car payment or lose their home. Mean while Conan O’Brian has vowed to continue paying his non-writing production staff.
NBC had agreed to cover their salaries through the end of November, while O’Brien would personally pay them going forward.
Update Jay Leno has agreed to continue paying all salaries.
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