Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Accused Of Being A ‘Toxic Workplace,’ Host’s ‘Erratic’ Behaviour Is Slammed In Bombshell Exposé
etcanada.comJimmy Fallon is the latest late-night host being called out for his alleged workplace behaviour in a new bombshell Rolling Stone exposé.
The publication spoke to two current and 14 former staff members, with some claiming to be afraid of Fallon’s alleged “outbursts” on “The Tonight Show”, with the publication stating they’d called his behaviour “unexpected” and “inconsistent.” The staffers allegedly claimed the show has been a “toxic workplace for years — far outside the boundaries of what’s considered normal in the high-pressure world of late-night TV.” Some suggested it was hard to say “no” to Fallon, with former staff members saying the show was a “tense” and “pretty glum atmosphere,” while others claimed they felt “belittled and intimidated by their bosses, including Fallon himself.” READ MORE: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel & Other Late-Night Hosts Join Forces For Strike-Themed Podcast The magazine stated many staff members had voiced their concerns to HR, but the problems continued. “It’s a bummer because it was my dream job,” one former employee said. “Writing for late night is a lot of people’s dream jobs, and they’re coming into this and it becomes a nightmare very quickly.
It’s sad that it’s like that, especially knowing that it doesn’t have to be that way.” Rolling Stone — who contacted more than 50 past and current “Tonight Show” employees, before reaching out to an additional 30 — reported, “While many of them praised Fallon’s immense talent and comedic gifts, not a single one agreed to speak on the record or had positive things to say about working on ‘The Tonight Show’.” “Nobody told Jimmy, ‘No.’ Everybody walked on eggshells, especially showrunners.
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