{"id":2371229,"date":"2024-11-20T12:06:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-fell-60-feet-jay-leno-opens-up-about-latest-injuries-that-forced-him-to-wear-an-eyepatch\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T12:08:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:08:21","slug":"i-fell-60-feet-jay-leno-opens-up-about-latest-injuries-that-forced-him-to-wear-an-eyepatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-fell-60-feet-jay-leno-opens-up-about-latest-injuries-that-forced-him-to-wear-an-eyepatch\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Fell 60 Feet&#8217;: Jay Leno Opens Up About Latest Injuries That Forced Him to Wear an Eyepatch"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fi-fell-60-feet-jay-leno-opens-up-about-latest-injuries-that-forced-him-to-wear-an-eyepatch%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=2371229&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--><p>Jay Leno,\u200b the 74-year-old former host\u2064 of &#8220;The Tonight Show,&#8221; made an appearance at an event in Los\u200c Angeles with visible injuries, including a bruised face and an \u2062eye\u200d patch.\u200b According to reports from NBC&#8217;s\u200d Today, Leno suffered these injuries after falling down\u2063 a hill\u200d before a show in Pittsburgh, stating, \u2062&#8221;I fell 60 feet. Boom, boom, boom, boom,&#8221;\u2063 and mentioned hitting several rocks, \u2064one of which injured his\u200c eye.<\/p>\n<p>Leno downplayed the\u200b seriousness\u200b of the incident,\u200b telling\u2064 &#8220;Inside\u200c Edition,&#8221; \u201cIt\u2019ll\u2062 be\u200c fine. I\u2019m not worried about it.\u201d However, this incident follows a series of troubling\u200d events regarding his health. Earlier this\u200b year, he was involved in \u200ca \u2064motorcycle accident that \u200cleft him with broken \u200cribs and a collarbone after crashing into a wire \u2063he didn&#8217;t see. In 2022, he\u200d also suffered\u200b severe burns from\u200b a\u2064 fire accident while working on one of his cars.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond these physical challenges, Leno is also dealing with personal difficulties. He filed for conservatorship over\u2063 his wife Mavis Leno&#8217;s estate due to her advancing dementia, a situation he described as challenging \u200cbut emphasized \u200cgratitude for\u2063 the time\u200b they \u200dshare together. Despite these \u200bsetbacks, he expressed a positive \u2064outlook on life, saying, \u201cI\u2019ve been very lucky in my life. I don\u2019t complain about everything.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jay Leno is a man who likes motorcycles and fast cars.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are fans of his YouTube channel know that this is a man who not only owns but drives pre-World War I <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B5NNZjhzz3I?si=qPwmKgmGvYBJIvPT&amp;t=110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cars<\/a> with 22-liter aircraft engines powering them. He owns an insanely fast, insanely rare $20 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QpBjXtySPSw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McLaren F1<\/a> &mdash; and, to hear him tell it, does not exactly <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y0XtNGuijqc?si=ZDzDBmZeUv-DJRTy&amp;t=205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drive it<\/a> within the speed limit. And even when it comes to more modest rides, he&rsquo;s known to sing the praises of Ralph Nader&rsquo;s bete noire: the Chevrolet Corvair, which he describes as a reasonably sedate <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/II1uoBn6whw?si=JjC1ol30XSlla2Hp&amp;t=449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American version of an early Porsche<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, when he showed up at a comedy gig looking battered, you would be forgiven for assuming it was vehicle related. As it turns out, the culprit was 1) gravity and 2) rocks.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/news\/jay-leno-accident-rcna180918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC&rsquo;s Today<\/a>, the 74-year-old former host of the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jimmy-fallon-draws-fire-calling-trans-actor-bud-amid-already-bad-year-tonight-show-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tonight Show<\/a>&rdquo; surprised many by showing up with a bruised face and eye patch at an event in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The fall, he said, happened when he fell down a hill before a show in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a little beat up,&rdquo; he told &ldquo;Inside Edition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I fell 60 feet. Boom, boom, boom, boom,&rdquo; he added, saying he &ldquo;hit a bunch of rocks&rdquo; and was now &ldquo;all black and blue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One of the rocks hit him in the eye, necessitating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stabbed-bishop-appears-front-congregation-eyepatch-unmistakable-message-muslims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eye patch<\/a>. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">injuries looked significantly worse<\/a> when it was removed:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCkCkTWMWBO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCkCkTWMWBO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post d by Inside Edition (@insideedition)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;ll be fine,&rdquo; Leno said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not worried about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, it does come after a series of mishaps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jay-leno-seen-first-time-since-sustaining-serious-injuries-motorcycle-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which did involve vehicles<\/a> and had many worried about the former talk-show host&rsquo;s general health.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Leno said he &ldquo;got knocked off&rdquo; a motorcycle and broke his collarbone after he smelled gas and attempted to pull the bike over.<\/p>\n<p>What he didn&rsquo;t notice, unfortunately, was that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-america-bold-billionaire-offers-1-million-bounty-for-dominions-eric-coomers-comeuppance\/\" title=\"WAKE UP AMERICA! Bold Billionaire Offers  Million Bounty for Dominion\u2019s, Eric Coomer\u2019s Comeuppance\">empty parking lot<\/a> he pulled into had a wire stretched across two poles which he didn&rsquo;t see, leading to him being knocked off.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got two broken ribs. I&rsquo;ve got two cracked kneecaps,&rdquo; he said at the time, in addition to the collarbone.<\/p>\n<p>One year earlier, he suffered burns over 7 percent of his body while working on one of his cars in his garage.<\/p>\n<p>He said that, while trying to clear a clogged fuel line, he blew &ldquo;some air through&rdquo; it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And suddenly, boom, I got a face full of gas. And then the pilot light jumped and my face caught on fire,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, his &ldquo;new face&rdquo; after surgery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jay-leno-shows-off-brand-new-face-kelly-clarkson-show-horrific-burn-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">looked little worse for wear<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JayLeno?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JayLeno<\/a> is revealing his post-accident face after suffering third-degree burns. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MrNLjvqVkO\">pic.twitter.com\/MrNLjvqVkO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/accesshollywood\/status\/1631312153872596994?\">March 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Injuries aren&rsquo;t the only tragedies to befall Leno, alas.<\/p>\n<p>In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jay-leno-granted-conservatorship-estate-wife-dementia-difficult-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leno filed for conservatorship<\/a> over the estate of his wife Mavis due to her advancing dementia.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-mavericks-gm-says-he-was-fired-for-reporting-sexual-misconduct\/\" title=\"Ex-Mavericks GM Says He Was Fired for Reporting Sexual Misconduct\">court document filed<\/a> by the lawyer for 77-year-old Mavis Leno said that she &ldquo;sometimes does not know her husband, Jay, nor her date of birth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny commended Leno for his course of action during the conservatorship hearing, saying &ldquo;everything seems totally appropriate for the care&rdquo; of his wife.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know this is a hard time when this needs to happen, and I thank you,&rdquo; the judge told Leno.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s OK. You know, it&rsquo;s life. Everybody goes through it,&rdquo; Leno told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/jay-leno-feels-very-lucky-despite-burn-accident-challenges-wifes-dementia-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> about his wife&rsquo;s diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been very lucky in my life. I don&rsquo;t complain about everything. We have a lot of fun, and I cook dinner for her every night. She&rsquo;s good. She&rsquo;s good, you know? It&rsquo;s changes you have to make, but that&rsquo;s OK. 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Fans of his YouTube channel are aware that he not only possesses but also drives vintage cars from before World War I, equipped with 22-liter aircraft engines. He has a remarkably fast and rare McLaren F1 valued at $20 million, which he admits he doesn&#8217;t always drive within legal speed limits. Even when discussing more common vehicles, he&#8217;s known to praise the Chevrolet Corvair, likening it to a calmer American version of an early Porsche. So when he appeared at a comedy event looking injured, one might assume it was due to a vehicle incident. However, the cause was actually gravity and rocks. <\/p>\n<p>According to NBC&#8217;s Today show, the 74-year-old former &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; host surprised attendees with bruises and an eye patch during an event in Los Angeles after falling down a hill prior to performing in Pittsburgh. He described his fall as quite severe: \u201cI\u2019m a little beat up,\u201d Leno told &#8220;Inside Edition.&#8221; \u201cI fell 60 feet&#8230; hit a bunch of rocks.\u201d One rock struck him in the eye, requiring the eye patch; his injuries looked worse once it was removed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll be fine,\u201d Leno reassured everyone about his condition despite previous health scares involving vehicles that had fans concerned for him. Earlier in 2023, he mentioned being thrown off his motorcycle after trying to pull over due to smelling gas; unfortunately, he didn&#8217;t see a wire stretched across two poles that caused him to crash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got two broken ribs and two cracked kneecaps,\u201d he reported then along with the collarbone injury from that incident. 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