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JamesG · 08-27-2012, 04:04 PM

Howard Stern Rips Jay Leno over "Tonight Show" Staff Cuts; NBC Reprimands Him
The Huffington Post | by Alex Moaba
08/27/2012

Howard Stern is escalating his war of words with Jay Leno, and he's drawing NBC into the feud. Stern revealed on his Sirius XM radio show last week that he was reprimanded by an NBC executive for ripping on Jay Leno in the wake of "Tonight Show" staff cuts.

And Stern insisted he'd rather lose his job on "America's Got Talent" than stop making fun of Leno.

"Yeah, I did hear from them actually. I got sort of a threatening kind of comment from one of the executives. I said ... 'Do not tell me not to talk about Jay Leno, I will talk about Jay Leno for four ****ing hours if you tell me not to.' I was done with Jay Leno, now I'm all fired up again. **** Jay. Take my job away from me. Who cares?"

The Monday after news of the "Tonight Show" cuts broke, Stern took to his radio show to say that he wasn't buying the company line that Leno took a significant salary reduction to save some of his staffers' jobs.

"It’s all horse ****. It’s bull****. It’s a smokescreen ... Here’s what it really means, and you can take this to the bank: Jay Leno is a scumbag. That’s what that means. He’s a spineless maggot. Jay wanted to cut staff. He’s embarrassed to do it. He didn’t want to come off as a bad guy. NBC took the hit for him, because they’re a corporation … My bull**** meter is going off all over the place."

And while Stern admitted he has no inside information on Comcast's reasoning for the downsizing, that doesn't mean NBC can get him to stop speculating.

"They basically accused me of not knowing anything about the budget cuts ... and I'm like, 'Of course I don't.' I have theories. **** it. So what if I don't know about the budget cuts? I'll make it like I do know about it ... I don't answer to anybody. That's part of the game."

Stern also doubled down on his insults against Leno. "He's a backstabbing c--bag that I don't give a **** about. I don't care who I work for," Stern reiterated.

Although Stern has enjoyed his first season on "America's Got Talent", he made it clear he'd be willing to give it up if the alternative was backing down.

"I love my job on 'AGT.' I love working for the people at NBC -- they've been nothing but wonderful. But please don't tell me what to say ... I'd rather leave the job than not talk about Jay Leno. It's fine -- fire me too. Please."

Listen to the entire segment below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0..._1834011.html?

Mr. Television · 08-27-2012, 04:14 PM

TVFactFan · 08-28-2012, 12:50 AM

I do want Leno to stop telling jokes about the economy and unemployment especially since he is not affected by any of it

No rich man should be joking about the economy in public

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,304	Howard Stern Says He Was "Reprimanded" by NBC For Mocking Jay Leno and NBC Pay Cuts *Howard Stern Rips Jay Leno over "Tonight Show" Staff Cuts; NBC Reprimands Him* The Huffington Post \| by Alex Moaba 08/27/2012 Howard Stern is escalating his war of words with Jay Leno, and he's drawing NBC into the feud. Stern revealed on his Sirius XM radio show last week that he was reprimanded by an NBC executive for ripping on Jay Leno in the wake of "Tonight Show" staff cuts. And Stern insisted he'd rather lose his job on "America's Got Talent" than stop making fun of Leno. "Yeah, I did hear from them actually. I got sort of a threatening kind of comment from one of the executives. I said ... 'Do not tell me not to talk about Jay Leno, I will talk about Jay Leno for four **ing hours if you tell me not to.' I was done with Jay Leno, now I'm all fired up again. ** Jay. Take my job away from me. Who cares?" The Monday after news of the "Tonight Show" cuts broke, Stern took to his radio show to say that he wasn't buying the company line that Leno took a significant salary reduction to save some of his staffers' jobs. "It’s all horse **. It’s bull. It’s a smokescreen ... Here’s what it really means, and you can take this to the bank: Jay Leno is a scumbag. That’s what that means. He’s a spineless maggot. Jay wanted to cut staff. He’s embarrassed to do it. He didn’t want to come off as a bad guy. NBC took the hit for him, because they’re a corporation … My bull meter is going off all over the place." And while Stern admitted he has no inside information on Comcast's reasoning for the downsizing, that doesn't mean NBC can get him to stop speculating. "They basically accused me of not knowing anything about the budget cuts ... and I'm like, 'Of course I don't.' I have theories. ** it. So what if I don't know about the budget cuts? I'll make it like I do know about it ... I don't answer to anybody. That's part of the game." Stern also doubled down on his insults against Leno. "He's a backstabbing c--bag that I don't give a *** about. I don't care who I work for," Stern reiterated. Although Stern has enjoyed his first season on "America's Got Talent", he made it clear he'd be willing to give it up if the alternative was backing down. "I love my job on 'AGT.' I love working for the people at NBC -- they've been nothing but wonderful. But please don't tell me what to say ... I'd rather leave the job than not talk about Jay Leno. It's fine -- fire me too. Please." Listen to the entire segment below:* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0..._1834011.html? Attached Images

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TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,152	I do want Leno to stop telling jokes about the economy and unemployment especially since he is not affected by any of it No rich man should be joking about the economy in public