The presenter of talk show North American Show tonightJimmy Fallon has apologized to his team after allegations surfaced that he created a “toxic” work environment.
‘It’s embarrassing. I feel so bad I can’t even tell you. I’m sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends.”said the presenter of the program NBC to your team.
This apology follows an investigation by the magazine Rolling stonewhich revealed anonymous complaints from 16 current and former program staff, who did not reveal their identities “for fear of retaliation” and claimed to have felt belittled and intimidated and suffered a decline in mental health.
Staff described Fallon’s behavior as “erratic” and revealed they were prone to “tantrums”.
According to the magazine, the guests’ dressing rooms were referred to as “crying rooms”.
“Writing for a talk show is a lot of people’s dream job, but once they start it, it quickly becomes a nightmare,” one person said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Rolling stone.
The publication states that employees have spoken to human resources, but no solution has been found.
An NBC spokesperson wrote in a statement that the network is “extremely” proud of The Tonight Show and said that “providing a respectful work environment is a top priority,” noting that action has been taken when necessary.
Conversely, some current employees of the program came to Fallon’s defense, with one of them describing the host to the magazine People as a “very, very positive person.” “He makes it a point to praise you when you’re doing great and when he’s happy. He was never belittled, they didn’t yell at me, nothing like that,” he also stated anonymously.
Another employee said he was “very happy” to be working on the program and had never heard of “cry rooms.”
Jimmy Fallon has hosted the Tonight Show since 2014. At its debut, the program had more than 11 million viewers. Before that, Fallon hosted Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC.
Source: DN
