{"id":2026136,"date":"2023-09-08T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-tonight-show-dirty-laundry-aired-out-by-several-insiders-who-allege-toxic-workplace\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T17:01:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T21:01:59","slug":"the-tonight-show-dirty-laundry-aired-out-by-several-insiders-who-allege-toxic-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-tonight-show-dirty-laundry-aired-out-by-several-insiders-who-allege-toxic-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Insiders expose &#8216;The Tonight Show&#8217; toxic workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-tonight-show-dirty-laundry-aired-out-by-several-insiders-who-allege-toxic-workplace%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>&#8216;The\u2064 Tonight Show&#8217; Dirty Laundry Aired Out By Several \u2064Insiders\u2063 Who Allege Toxic\u2062 Workplace<\/h2>\n<p>Numerous current and former \u201cTonight\u200b Show\u201d staffers allege\u2062 that host Jimmy Fallon\u200b is not the friendly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-tonight-show-dirty-laundry-aired-out-by-several-insiders-who-allege-toxic-workplace\/\" title=\"Insiders expose 'The Tonight Show' toxic workplace\">fun-loving person viewers<\/a> see on television.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, according to \u200bmany of them,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jimmy-fallon-viciously-mocked-twitter-users-cringe-song-new-covid-variant-goes-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fallon<\/a> can be moody, has created a toxic \u200bworkplace, and even has appeared intoxicated while \u200con the job.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-toxic-work-environment-crying-rooms-nbc-1234819421\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a> reported Thursday that it had\u200b spoken\u200d with \u206416 people who had worked or\u2064 currently work on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nbc-attempts-defend-lgbt-marchers-coming-children-chant-somehow-makes-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> show, and each described a chaotic environment \u2013 which\u2064 they\u200b attributed\u2064 to the host.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSeven former employees say their mental health was impacted by\u200b their alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/staff-of-largest-lgbtq-advocacy-group-reportedly-demand-president-resign-for-helping-cuomo-discredit-metoo-accuser\/\" title=\"Staff Of Largest LGBTQ Advocacy Group Reportedly Demand President Resign For Helping Cuomo Discredit #MeToo Accuser\">experiences working<\/a> at\u2062 <em>The Tonight\u2062 Show<\/em>. These staffers say it was commonplace to hear people\u200c joking\u200d about \u2018wanting to\u2064 kill themselves.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rolling Stone further\u200b reported\u200b that one \u2064employee recalled that \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-publicly-hangs-jimmy-fallon-dry-viral-hashtag-sends-internet-ablaze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the host<\/a> would \u2064\u201csnap at crew members, express\u200b irritation over the smallest \u200bof things, and berate\u200b and belittle \u200dstaffers out of frustration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 host was alleged to \u2064have frequently had what were described as\u2063 \u201coutbursts\u201d and was generally at times \u2064unpredictable, per the report.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEmployees who spoke to Rolling Stone about their experiences working on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> say it\u2019s\u2064 common \u200dknowledge behind\u200c the scenes that there are \u2018good Jimmy\u2062 days\u2019\u200b \u2014 where Fallon\u2019s wit and charm and creativity are \u200bon \u2064full\u200b display\u200c \u2014 and \u2018bad Jimmy days,\u2019\u201d Thursday\u2019s\u2062 report said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One employee\u200b accused Fallon of possibly being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/highly-intoxicated-florida-woman-arrested-pitchfork-attack-says-god-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intoxicated<\/a> during rehearsal\u2062 for a show in \u200d2017.<\/p>\n<p>The employee\u200c recalled the \u2063host crossing\u2064 off jokes on a piece of paper \u2064prior to\u2064 the show\u2019s taping.\u2063 Fallon then \u200dallegedly could not recall \u200djust moments later\u2063 that he had altered the jokes himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe couldn\u2019t remember he \u2064had just crossed it out himself,\u201d the employee told Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-will-not-allow-reporters-to-tour-child-migrant-detention-facilities-cite-covid-19\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Will Not Allow Reporters To Tour Child Migrant Detention Facilities, Cite COVID-19\">person added<\/a>, \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh, my God,\u200b he \u2064 [seems] \u200cdrunk. He doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s doing. This could be awful \u2062\u2014 this \u2062could\u2064 be the end of the \u2062show right\u2064 here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The story reportedly was corroborated by \u200da second employee who spoke to the\u200c outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Two \u200bother employees said they thought\u2063 they smelled alcohol on Fallon\u2019s \u200cbreath\u2064 on separate occasions \u200din 2019 and \u20642020 \u200bwhen they got on\u2064 an elevator\u200c with \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d\u2064 host \u2062during the workday.<\/p>\n<p>Eight\u200d ex-employees told Rolling Stone that \u200dFallon\u2019s behavior seemingly depended on whether he appeared to be \u2064hung over\u2063 from the previous night.<\/p>\n<p>Other employees alleged that the work environment was \u2062so toxic\u2063 that people who \u200cworked under Fallon would go to\u2064 designated \u201ccrying \u2063rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rolling-stone-triggered-oliver-anthonys-hit-song-loses-reference-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a> also reported that \u201cformer employees describe <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> as\u200c a tense and \u2063\u2018pretty glum atmosphere.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An NBC\u200d spokesperson defended\u2064 the show but\u200d did\u2064 not mention Fallon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly \u2063proud of \u2018The Tonight Show,\u2019\u200d and providing \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hbos-sex-fueled-drama-the-idol-starring-lily-rose-depp-gets-trash-reviews-grim-gross-and-vulgar\/\" title=\"Lily-Rose Depp's HBO drama 'The Idol' receives negative reviews for being bleak, crude, and obscene.\">respectful working environment<\/a> is a top priority,\u201d the spokesperson said in a statement, per \u2063Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs in \u200cany workplace, we have \u2064had employees raise \u200cissues; those have been investigated and\u2063 action \u200chas been taken \u200bwhere\u2063 appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs\u2063 is always the case, we encourage employees who feel they have experienced \u2062or observed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/resurfaced-videos-shows-chaotic-behavior-smash-mouth-singers-end-life-diagnosis-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">behavior<\/a> inconsistent with our policies to report their concerns so that we may address \u2064them accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/09\/jimmy-fallon-apologizes-to-the-tonight-show-staff-after-bombshell-report-1235539929\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a> reported \u2063that\u200b Fallon\u2064 apologized to his staffers on a call Thursday after the Rolling Stone \u200breport\u200b was published.<\/p>\n<p>One\u2063 person\u2064 who reportedly was on the call said Fallon told \u200chis \u2063employees, \u200d\u201cI\u2019m sorry if \u2062I embarrassed you. I never set out to create that type of atmosphere \u200cat the show. I think sometimes I\u2019m working with the best of the best; \u2064you guys are the top of the\u2062 game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fallon reportedly added,\u200c \u201cI\u2062 want \u2062this show to be fun, it \u200dshould be inclusive for everybody, it should \u200cbe funny, \u2063it should be the\u2063 best\u2062 show,\u2063 the best \u2062people. I just \u200bwanted to \u2064\u2026 say I miss you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d has \u2063been on hiatus since May\u2063 due to \u2062the\u200d ongoing Writers\u200c Guild of America strike.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tonight-show-dirty-laundry-aired-several-insiders-allege-toxic-workplace\/\">&#8216;The Tonight Show&#8217; Dirty Laundry Aired Out\u2063 By Several Insiders\u200c Who \u2063Allege Toxic Workplace<\/a> appeared first\u200b on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200bWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numerous &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; staff claim Jimmy Fallon&#8217;s on-screen persona differs greatly from his off-screen behavior. Many allege he can be moody, fosters a toxic work environment, and has even been seen intoxicated at work. Rolling Stone recently reported on these claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2026137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}