Jay Leno Sorry for "Gayest Look" Joke

[marmar]

from Eonline:



Jay Sorry for "Gayest Look" Crack
By Josh Grossberg


Jay Leno's used to riffing on the headlines, not making them. But after days of being battered for a comedy routine gone awry, the late-night kingpin has issued a mea culpa.

The Tonight Show host issued a statement Tuesday saying he was sorry for making a series of gay jokes at the expense of guest Ryan Phillippe last week.

"In talking about Ryan's first role, I realize that what I said came out wrong. I certainly didn't mean any malice. I agree it was a dumb thing to say and I apologize."

Leno drew the ire of the gay community for his interview with Phillippe on Thursday's Tonight Show. The actor, attempting to plug his latest film, Stop-Loss, wound up getting grilled by Leno about his first role on the soap One Life to Live, playing a gay teenager.

"Say that camera is your gay lover," Leno prompted: "Can you give me your gayest look? Say that camera is Billy Bob —Billy Bob has just ridden in shirtless from Wyoming."

The remarks made Phillippe visibly uncomfortable.

"Wow," the 33-year-old actor replied. "That is so something I don't want to do. Are you just going to embarrass me tonight?"

"No," said Leno. "I got more stuff. This is the least of it."

The backlash was immediate.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation blasted the remarks as "a misguided use of adolescent humor." ......(more)

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[Burma Jones]

1. Who the hell thinks Leno is funny anyway?

[swimmernsecretsea]

2. Please post this to the GLBT forum.

It's been a topic of discussion there, and in a great many other places.

On a personal note, I have to accept an apology from Jay Leno for doing this, but I will still never watch that right-wing ass-kissing Leno ever.

[CubFan7125]

3. Did You See The Hilary Interview

Leno pretty much kisses everybody's ass, not just right wingers.