David Letterman tells Dr. Phill "Leno didn't get a bum rap'got everything he deserved"

[saracat]

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2010/04/david_letterman_jay_leno_didnt.html
David Letterman: Jay Leno didn't get a bum rap, got 'everything he deserved'
By Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
April 27, 2010, 10:02AM

The Star-LedgerNBC moved Jay Leno back to 11:35 p.m., booting Conan O'Brien's from his dream gig, "The Tonight Show.""Believe me, he got everything he deserved."

-- David Letterman, refuting guest Dr. Phil's claim that Jay Leno got a "bum rap" in the wake of "The Tonight Show" debacle.

When Phil McGraw asked Letterman about the recent late night wars, Letterman went on a tirade against Leno, whom he called "a boob" (this is broadcast television, after all). He mocked Leno for complaining that he, as well as Conan O'Brien, got "screwed" by NBC. "I said, 'Wait a minute Jay, you both got screwed, yet you're the only one who ended up with a show."



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[virgogal]

1. Two billionaires duking it out-----not something I care too much about.

[Zipp]

2. Letterman is still bitter

That he didn't get The Tonight Show when Carson retired.

[saracat]

3. Leno is a sneaking opportunistic liar who screws over others.

He is not trusted in the entertainment community and David is making it clear that Leno is NOT who he appears to be.Good for Dave.I am on Team COCO.

[frylock]

4. letterman is still bitter.

that he was skullfucked by NBC and the show he rightfully should have inherited went to that unfunny asshole leno.

[SoCalDem]

5. He got Carson's friendship & guidance..worth way more to him than the show

Had he continued with Johnny's show, he would have naturally made changes to it, to reflect his own style, but when NBC screwed him, the Johnny Carson Show remained an iconic memory, spoiled by Leno & crew.

leno got the "show", but Dave got Johnny..and the Johnny WAS the Tonight Show.

Dave was able to create his own show, with no chance of being accused of "changing Johnny's show". He was compared to Carson in a mentorship/friendship way, instead of as a usurper who took over and changed it all.

leno was the backstabbing schemer... a standup comedian who was not all that funny.. He may have wanted to shine brighter than Johnny Carson, but he ended up a lame version of Mike Douglas/Merv Griffin..

Dave "became" Johnny.. He's the one with protégés whose careers HE now mentors.. people like Ray Romano, Craig Ferguson, and even Jon Stewart.

Leno only mentors his warehouse full of cars..

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. Dr. Pill or Phil is a quack

Leno is a fake, but he does have defenders here.

[KT2000]

7. A tirade?

That is not what I saw. Letterman has made no bones about enjoying Leno's situation and he just expained why he ws enjoying it so much. The other side of Leno.
It was fun tv.

[Bitwit1234]

8. Old squint face is at it again

trying to make his ratings go up. At least Leno didn't require his staff to be his sex partners. Cause Letterman would HAVE to force them, no body would want him as a partner unless forced.

[Lex]

10. Gee I missed where any one said they were forced. nt

[frylock]

11. and that's why you're seeing all those lawsuits..

oh wait, you're not seeing lawsuits. go ahead and post proof that letterman was FORCING his staff to have sex. go ahead and pull that proof from out your ass like you did your BS opinion.

[Forkboy]

13. Good to see you're that still as bright as you were during the primaries.

[JamesA1102]

9. Dave is the true king of late night by the measure that really counts

[frylock]

12. not even close

[Snarkoleptic]

14. Leno is a RW tool and waaay past his freshness date.