Jimmy Fallon Apologises to His The Tonight Show Workers After Toxic Workplace Environment Claims, Says ‘Sorry If I Embarrassed You and Your Family’
TV host Jimmy Fallon, best known for his talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, has offered a mea culpa to his staff after reports of toxic workplace behaviour on his show. тАЬItтАЩs embarrassing and I feel so bad. Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends,тАЭ Fallon said during a Zoom meeting with the Tonight┬аemployees. тАЬI feel so bad I canтАЩt even tell you.тАЭ He told the group, during the meeting, which was said to be brief: “I want this show to be fun, it should be inclusive for everybody, it should be funny, it should be the best show, the best people,” according to Variety.┬аJimmy Fallon Apologises to Staff After Reports of ‘Toxic Workplace’ on The Tonight Show Surfaces Online.
Several former staff members of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon spoke to Rolling Stone about what they described as a toxic work environment behind the scenes, of the late night programme. Some of these staffers said their mental health worsened during their time on the show, where they alleged Jimmy┬аcould lash out under pressure. One former employee of the show said: тАЬIt was like, if Jimmy is in a bad mood, everyoneтАЩs day is f*****. People wouldnтАЩt joke around in the office, and they wouldnтАЩt stand around and talk to each other. It was very much like, focus on whatever it is that you have to do because JimmyтАЩs in a bad mood, and if he sees that, he might fly off.тАЭ┬аJimmy Fallon Promises To Make Changes at тАШThe Tonight ShowтАЩ After Toxic Work Environment Allegations.
One staffer also alleged Jimmy┬аappeared drunk at work during a rehearsal and couldnтАЩt recall crossing out a joke in his notes. тАЬHe couldnтАЩt remember he had just crossed it out himself,тАЭ the employee said. тАЬI was like, тАШOh, my God, he is drunk. He doesnтАЩt know what heтАЩs doing. This could be awful – this could be the end of the show right here’.” According to the Rolling Stone report, some staffers said their mental health was negatively affected during their time on the late-night show, where they alleged the host would act “erratic” and “snap at crew members, express irritation over the smallest of things, and berate and belittle staffers out of frustration.”
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