Posted on 02/26/2009 1:41:45 PM PST by george76
The late-night host is accused of having violated union rules when he penned his own monologues during a 100-day work stoppage that ended in early 2008. Leno says he's done nothing wrong.
Comedian Jay Leno was hauled in front of his own union's trial committee Wednesday to address charges that he broke guild rules during last season's writers strike, a full year after the alleged violations.
The NBC late-night host was a prominent backer of the Writers Guild of America during the 100-day work stoppage, but he alarmed union officials when he announced on the air that he was penning his own monologues while the strike was still in full swing.
Leno contends that he did nothing wrong. He has the highest profile among a handful of writers whose cases are being reviewed by the committee, which will make a recommendation to the board on whether any action should be taken. Possible penalties include a reprimand, a fine and even expulsion from the union.
The incident created internal divisions within the union, which did not want to alienate the "Tonight Show" host, who brought doughnuts to writers on the picket line and publicly championed their cause.
The matter was largely dropped until Wednesday, when Leno was called before the trial committee for a hearing to determine whether he violated the guild's injunction against writing...
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The penalty is a reward!
I wonder what percentage of those expelled also paid the fines?
I invoke the Fifth!
or...
I’ll take a Fifth!
What was he supposed to do, lock himself out?
What’s it called, the Millionaires Union?
He should never have announced he wrote his own lines. He should have just sounded like he was improvising as he went along. He could have if he didn’t write but remembered.
An you all thought that Leno, Letterman and all those other guys were funny. No, they’re reading off a teleprompter, the Obamas of Comedy!
Solomon walks into a bar.
The bartender says, “What are you, a wiseguy?”
If I were Jay Leno, I would pen a short missive telling the members of the Kangaroo Kourt that they can either perform an unnatural act upon themselves or each other. I would smile at them, tell them to enjoy themselves, and leave.
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