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Rolling Stone published a story in which 16 current and former employees accused the late night talk show host, 48, of being “erratic,” drunk at work and creating a “toxic work environment.” Fallon reportedly told staffers that he did not intend to “create that type of atmosphere for the show,” two employees claimed to the rock bible in a follow-up report. “It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad,” Fallon allegedly said.

published a story Thursday in which two current and 14 former “Tonight Show” staffers accuse the host of fostering a “toxic workplace.” Seinfeld took specific issue with two employees’ recounting of an “uncomfortable” incident during which Fallon, 48, allegedly publicly “scolded” a crew member who flubbed a simple task while taping a segment with the legendary sitcom star.The anonymous whistleblowers claimed Seinfeld, 69, ordered Fallon to apologize to the worker — and that Fallon supposedly complied.“It was very awkward, and Jerry [Seinfeld] was like, ‘You should apologize to him,’ almost trying to make it a joke,” one of the employees told a reporter. “It was one of the strangest moments ever and so many people were there, so it’s kind of hard to forget.”Rolling Stone claimed Seinfeld’s reps did not respond to multiple requests for comment, but once the story was published, Seinfeld sent them the following statement: “This is so stupid.

to Rolling Stone.“He couldn’t remember he had just crossed it out himself,” the employee said. “I was like, ‘Oh, my God, he [seems] drunk. He doesn’t know what he’s doing.”The Post has previously reported about Fallon’s drinking and partying getting “out of hand” back in 2015, and a bartender who served him commented, “He’s a mess.” “Nobody told Jimmy, ‘No,’ ” a staffer told Rolling Stone.

according to The Hollywood Reporter. In an effort to help cover expenses of his mother’s hospital bills, Peverall set up a GoFundMe page at that time, raising $20,482.

new Paramount+ documentary, “Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback,” which takes viewers behind the curtain of the original NBC telecast through the eyes of Binder, 90, who shares candid, emotional, behind-the-scenes stories of working with Presley and with his notoriously iron-fisted, sketchy manager, Col. Tom Parker (identified here as “The Villain”), who’d relegated Elvis to a string of laughably bad movies throughout the 1960s to keep the gravy train rolling along.“Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback” is produced by Spencer Proffer (“The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s ‘American Pie'”) and directed by John Scheinfeld(“The U.S.

Mickey Rooney’s quirky behavior on set — more than 40 years later.The “Wayne’s World” actor, 68, dished regarding Rooney’s one-of-a-kind antics, during taping of the 1982 sitcom, on a recent episode of his podcast Fly on the Wall —including the way Rooney would wave stacks of cash in his face.“He was doing ‘Sugar Babies’ on Broadway getting $50,000 a week, and then the TV show, they were giving him $50,000 a week, and he’d been broke for decades,” Carvey told podcast co-host David Spade. Carvey continued: “So he always carried like, $5,000 with him in cash and he’d put it under my face and go, ‘Think I can afford lunch?'”He then recalled that while the pair were filming their one-season TV show, the Andy Hardy actor was in his 60s.Despite his older age, Carvey recollected that Rooney seemed to possess a vigorous amount of vitality and spirit.The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member noted that Rooney would often tell him on set: “I was the number one star in the world.

in a Friday statement to The Wrap.“I have been in this industry for decades, and not a single complaint has ever been made against me until now. Many of the claims recently referenced in the media are simply false.”Alarr’s exit follows the conclusion of a nine-week misconduct investigation and the launch of a petition signed by more than two dozen cast members calling for his removal, saying they feel “very uncomfortable and distraught should he stay involved with the show.”“These allegations were already examined in a detailed and entirely independent investigation that lasted for two months.

which weren’t cracked until 2021. This behavior would continue well into the 1970s; in the end, he would claim to have killed no less than 37 people.For half a century, the notorious killer — whose real identity remains a mystery — was believed to be a sole actor.“It’s very unusual for cold cases to have this much information. But if you read all the police files, you see that there’s very little linking these crimes together.

the actor who played him. “When I was in ‘The Office,’ I spent several years really mostly unhappy because it wasn’t enough,” Rainn Wilson, 57, said on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, according to an early transcript from the interview. Wilson starred as Dwight for all nine seasons of the hit NBC workplace comedy, earning three Emmy nominations along the way (for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy) — no small feat considering the show was almost cancelled early on in its estimable run.Despite the success, according to Wilson, he was left feeling unfulfilled.“I was making hundreds of thousands. I wanted millions, and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star.

“Still Laughing: A Life in Comedy,” recounts his legendary show business career encompassing music, nightclubs — and, most notably, television.“I keep saying this is my first book — and next year I’m going to read another one,” Schlatter joked to The Post in a wide-ranging interview about “Still Laughing,” out July 11 (The Unnamed Press). “They were after me to tell people about my long and illustrious past … so I sat down in the office and I talked into a machine and I talked and talked and flashed back on a lot of memories — some of them more colorful than others.”In “Still Laughing” (“as told to” writer/producer Jon Macks), Schlatter regales readers with stories from his 70-plus-year career in the limelight, including his stint managing Ciro’s nightclub in Hollywood to his years in television, producing five episodes of “The Judy Garland Show” (1963-64 on CBS) and famously creating “Laugh-In,” the hugely popular and groundbreaking quick-hit/groovy/topical sketch-comedy series that aired on NBC from 1968-73 and launched Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin, among others, into stardom.

“Just Jack & Will.”McCormack, who played gay lawyer Will Truman, and Hayes discussed the early days of filming the comedy.“In the summer, people were finally checking out the show, and our ratings kept going up and up and up. And I think they realized they had a hit on their hands,” McCormack said, according to People.He added that Sassa took the men out for lunch one day following the conclusion of the premiere season and they walked through a parking lot where they saw “Porsches with ribbons on them.”“Scott went, ‘Anyway, we just want to say thank you,’ ” he said.However, the “Perception” star explained that “Sean leaned over to me — I don’t make this up — and said, ‘Is it expensive to insure a Porsche?’ ““Cause I literally can’t pay rent right now,” he recalled Hayes saying to him.

fell multiple times from dangerous heights on the “America’s Got Talent” stage, famously OCD judge Howie Mandel nearly had a nervous breakdown. “The tension in the room and the fear … I remember saying, ‘I can’t watch this,'” he told The Post of the balancing act from the female troupe, who call themselves Three G.“These are three young people who have left a war-torn country where their life is in jeopardy and their family’s life and their future.”The women — who appeared on “AGT’s” Season 18 premiere last week — kept picking themselves back up and trying again — which was an inspiration to Mandel.“They will risk everything and you feel it through tears and pain and injury just to make a better life maybe in a different place for themselves and you sense that on the stage,” he said.The audacious acrobats are still in the running — after Mandel and fellow judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, and Heidi Klum voted to keep them in the competition.The 67-year-old Canadian native — who made his debut on “AGT” in 2009 — said contestants take the plunge, knowing they can benefit from the exposure they gain through the NBC series.“It’s not just a silly talent show.

Back in 2021, Netflix saved NBC‘s supernatural drama series “Manifest” from cancellation, giving it a two-part, twenty-episode final season. Part 1 of Season 4 premiered on the streamer last November, but now it’s time for the story to wrap up entirely.

appeared virtually Monday on “Today” to reveal the latest about his recovery from a recent knee replacement surgery. “It’s Monday, I’m home from the hospital,” joked Roker. “Just another day!” Roker, who underwent surgery for his knee a second time last week, said that the appendage was still “stiff.”“This one is a little more complicated because it’s what they call a revision,” explained Roker to his colleagues.

is disturbed, he is depressed — and now he’s got an NSFW mural in Texas. A picture on a bathroom stall at Second Rodeo Brewing in Texas features a picture of actor Jason Alexander posing in his underwear in the hit NBC sitcom “Seinfeld.” “@IJasonAlexander forever immortalized in a Ft. Worth, Texas restroom,” read a viral tweet about the art — a post that has nabbed more than 4 million views since Sunday.

Melissa Villaseñor came back home after wrapping her sixth and final season on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” friends and family almost immediately asked “What’s next?”“That’s not enough?” she laughed.Still, the talented comedienne took their question to heart and got right back to work after leaving the late night program.Now, fans can see the fruits of Villaseñor’s labor.On Tuesday, April 25, she’ll be appearing on NBC’s “Night Court” as Gabby, a mirror character to Melissa Rauch’s Abby.“I think both of us are pretty positive, joyful. Melissas,” Villaseñor said over Zoom.

guest-hosting “SNL” on April 15.The pair spoke to ET Canada recently and the Boston native recently admitted that he’s too nervous to appear on an episode of the sketch comedy show.“Well, now a cameo I can handle,” Evans said, when asked if he would ever appear on the NBC series. “I’ve avoided hosting ‘SNL’ like the plague for years now just because I’m so scared.

told GQ in April’s cover story. “There is no animosity between us or anything like that, but [Tina Fey] said it herself.”“The last two people who were fighting for the job were me and Kenya Barris.

“Murder Mystery 2” star admitted in an interview with the international AFP news agency while promoting her new film in Paris“Friends” aired from 1994 to 2004 and has been criticized in recent years for its absence of diversity in casting and storylines.Throughout the 10-year run of the show, the sitcom continued to whitewash New York City and rarely featured a character of color. “Friends” only introduced two recurring characters of color, both of whom were brought on as short-lived love interests for Ross.“There were things that were never intentional and others…well, we should have thought it through, but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now,” Aniston, 54, said about some of the show’s more controversial plot lines that would likely fall prey to “cancel culture” in 2023.“Comedy has evolved — movies have evolved,” the Emmy-winning “Morning Show” star added.

leaving “The Voice” at the end of this season, and Adam Levine has shared some pointed words on his parting.Levine finally opened up about it for the first time after Shelton announced in October that this current season would be his last.“It’s about time!” Levine told “Entertainment Tonight” at Sunday’s 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.Both Shelton, 46, and Levine, 43, were part of the NBC reality show’s original coaching panel, alongside Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green.The two stayed on until Levine departed the singing competition show after Season 16 in 2019 — which left Shelton as the only original coach left.For close to two decades, Levine and Shelton sat opposite each other in the coaches’ chairs, committing to frenemies bit on the show and bantering back and forth.Since the Maroon 5 singer left the competition, Kelly Clarkson, 40, has taken Levine’s role as the coach to butt heads with the country music star.“If [Blake] wins, I am very happy for him, because that is super cool to win on the last season and he’s literally the show, from its conception,” Clarkson told “ET” about Shelton’s upcoming exit. “But, like, I’m not, like, rooting for him to win.

a revival of the original series, which aired from 1989-1993 and followed Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula), a scientist who found himself trapped in time who leapt between various bodies to help people solve a dilemma. Dean Stockwell played his sidekick, Al. This new version is set 30 years after the original series and follows a new team that’s been assembled to restart Beckett’s project.

Creed is leaving “The Office” and hitting the road.In case you weren’t aware, Bratton, who turned heads as the co-worker you don’t know anything about in the hit NBC workplace sitcom, doesn’t just act. He’s also an accomplished singer and musician who played with classic rockers The Grassroots in the 1960s.And now he’s returning to venues all over North America for seven shows from March through April.On the run, the 80-year-old folk rocker will even make a stop in New York when he plays Waterloo’s The Vine at Del Lago Resort and Casino on March 3.Unfortunately, at the time of publication, there is no Scranton show scheduled.However, if you want to see if Creed is coming to a city near you this spring, we’ve got everything you need to know below.A complete calendar including all upcoming tour dates, venues and the cheapest tickets available for each show can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party were treated to a lovely surprise — as long as they didn’t change the channel or mute the commercials.During one break, the singer aired an ad of her own. The short clip features Cyrus singing what is expected to be a refrain from a newly-announced upcoming song.The tune includes her repeating the phrase, “Can love you better / I can love you better, baby” several times, though in the commercial it was performed completely a capella, so nobody knows exactly what this forthcoming single will actually sound like.At the end of the visual, text appears that tells the world that Cyrus’ new single is called “Flowers” and that it will drop on Friday, January 13.Cyrus herself appears in the commercial as well, walking down the street looking the part of a rock star.

slated to hit newsstands on November 1.Perry — best know for his portrayal as Chandler Bing in the NBC hit show “Friends” — revealed that at the age of 49 he almost died due to a gastrointestinal perforation and spent month months in the hospital, reports People. According to the doctors, the “Friends” star had a slim chance of living. “The doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live,” said Perry.

he will be leaving the show after next spring’s season.“I’ve been wrestling with this for a while and I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step away from ‘The Voice’ after Season 23,” Shelton, 46, announced in a statement posted on Instagram last night.To say that it is the end of an era is putting it mildly. Shelton has been the honky-tonk heart of “The Voice” since it began.

Seven of the comedy sketch show’s cast members left the show at the end of last season — Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, Melissa Villasenor and Alex Moffat — leading to speculation that others including Strong would also be walking away. The comedian and actress, who has been on the show for nine seasons, didn’t appear in any skits on the season premiere hosted by Miles Teller and musical guest Kendrick Lamar, but several sources have confirmed that Strong will return later this season.

pulled out of broadcasting the 2022 award show due to a lack of diversity within the HFPA, as well as alleged ethical wrongdoings. The 87-member organization most notably lacked a proportional number of black members among the “international” journalists based in Los Angeles.In February 2021, Tom Cruise actually returned his three Golden Globes after the LA Times’ exposé of the HFPA: The paper reported that the group had zero black members and a poor track record of nominating actors and directors of color. Past president Philip Berk was accused of racism and sexual assault.

“Outlander” and “La Brea” — but NBC’s reboot of “Quantum Leap” doesn’t quite capture the spirit of its predecessor.That series aired for five seasons (1989-93) on NBC with stars Scott Bakula as time-jumping Dr. Sam Beckett and Dean Stockwell as Al, the cigar-chomping wiseguy hologram tasked with guiding Sam through his tricky missions after assuming someone else’s identity — and saving the day — as he bounced back and forth in time.This new version of “Quantum Leap” references the original show — both Bakula and Stockwell are seen, though not as in-the-flesh characters, and the series opener is dedicated to Stockwell, who died last November.

according to preliminary Nielsen data. Additionally, this year’s Emmys had a 1.0 rating among adults aged 18 to 49 — the lowest score they’ve ever received among core audiences.In constrast, the Emmys saw a 16% spike in viewership in 2021, compared to 2020’s 6.37 million viewers.