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Jimmy Fallon has apologised to staff at NBC\u2019s Tonight Show following allegations that he had created a \u201ctoxic\u201d work environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel so bad I can\u2019t even tell you,\u201d he told staff on a Zoom call,\u00a0according to Rolling Stone magazine.<\/p>\n
It follows an investigation by the magazine which exposed damaging allegations from 16 of the US TV show\u2019s current and former staff.<\/p>\n
They told Rolling Stone that for years they felt belittled and intimidated.<\/p>\n
They described Fallon\u2019s behaviour as \u201cerratic\u201d \u2013 depending on whether he was a having a \u201cgood Jimmy day\u201d or a \u201cbad Jimmy day\u201d.<\/p>\n
They said they were subject to angry \u201coutbursts\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0Rolling Stone\u2019s original story\u00a0which revealed the allegations, the guests\u2019 dressing rooms were referred to as \u201ccrying rooms\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWriting for late night is a lot of people\u2019s dream jobs, and they\u2019re coming into this and it becomes a nightmare very quickly,\u201d an anonymous person told the magazine.<\/p>\n
For those who had concerns and expressed them to human resources, the issues remained unresolved, the magazine reported.<\/p>\n
All of the current and former staff who spoke to Rolling Stone requested anonymity \u201cout of fear of retaliation\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
In a statement, a spokesperson for NBC wrote: \u201cWe are incredibly proud of The Tonight Show, and providing a respectful working environment is a top priority\u2026 As in any workplace, we have had employees raise issues; those have been investigated and action has been taken where appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the Rolling Stone investigation, Fallon reportedly told the show\u2019s staff: \u201cIt\u2019s embarrassing and I feel so bad.<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, some current employees of the show have come to Fallon\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n
One told People magazine that Fallon was \u201ca really, really positive guy\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe makes a point of commending you when you do a great job and when he\u2019s happy,\u201d said the employee, who also requested to remain anonymous. \u201cI\u2019ve never been belittled, yelled at, nothing like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy to work there right now,\u201d another employee, who said they had not heard of \u201ccrying rooms\u201d, told People.<\/p>\n
The Tonight Show has had nine different showrunners \u2013 top-level TV producers \u2013 since Fallon took over as the show\u2019s host in 2014.<\/p>\n
In its debut with Fallon, the show had over 11 million viewers.<\/p>\n
Prior to The Tonight Show, Fallon built his reputation in comedy as the host of NBC\u2019s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.<\/p>\n
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Jimmy Fallon has apologised to staff at NBC\u2019s Tonight Show following allegations that he had created a \u201ctoxic\u201d work environment. \u201cI feel so bad I can\u2019t even tell you,\u201d he told staff on a Zoom call,\u00a0according to Rolling Stone magazine. It follows an investigation by the magazine which exposed damaging allegations from 16 of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n
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