‘It’s Embarrassing And I Feel So Bad’: Jimmy Fallon Apologizes To ‘Tonight Show’ Staff After Rolling Stone Report
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“The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon apologized to staffers on Thursday after current and former employees told Rolling Stone that the NBC talk show has had a toxic environment for years.
Sixteen staffers for the program — two of whom still work for the show — who served in positions ranging from writers to production crew, said they informed human resources about the problem.
They cited the “pretty glum atmosphere” while contending they were subject to belittling and intimidation by their superiors, including Fallon, whom they said had periodic “outbursts” amid erratic behavior, according to Rolling Stone.
But following the outlet’s investigative report, Fallon joined showrunner Chris Miller to address the employees in a Zoom call on Thursday evening.
Fallon allegedly said he did not intend to “create that type of atmosphere for the show,” according to two employees in the meeting.