Jay's Side of the Story

Last night on The Jay Leno Show, Jay gave his side of the story. Watch it here.

He discusses being forced out by NBC executives while he was still #1 and also says he never thought the 10 pm experiment would work. He expresses no ill will towards Conan.

Jay is about two weeks late on this one. He should've given his side of the story immediately. Had he done this he probably wouldn't be viewed as one of the villains in this debacle. Jay also suffers from this (in my opinion, faux) "gentleman's agreement" lifestyle where he walks around without an agent and a lawyer shaking hands based on principle. It ain't show-friends, it's show-business.

Jay may have been #1 in latenight, and he may return to that plateau when he reclaims 11:35, but he'll never be accused of being a savvy businessman again.

Or a stand-up stand-up. It's easy to look in the rearview mirror and try to explain things from your perspective.

Scott.