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Jay Leno Opens Up About Wife's Dementia
Jay Leno Opens Up
About Wife's Dementia
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Nov 21, 2025 9:34 AM CST

Jay Leno Opens Up About Wife's Dementia

Former late-night star says Mavis Leno still recognizes him as he cares for her

(Newser) - Jay Leno is sharing a rare glimpse into his life as a caretaker for his wife of four-plus decades, Mavis, who's living with advanced dementia. In a Today interview with Hoda Kotb, the 75-year-old comedian described the daily realities of caring for Mavis, 79, and how their relationship has...

Jay Leno: Caring for My Wife Isn't 'Work'

He calls himself lucky to be able to help after her diagnosis of advanced dementia

(Newser) - Jay Leno spoke to People about caring for his wife, Mavis, who has advanced dementia, and he pushed back against describing what he does as "work."
  • "It's not work, because people come up, and say they feel so sorry," said Leno, 75. "I understand
...

Jay Leno Weighs In on Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

Leno and others defend Kimmel as free speech debate grows

(Newser) - Jay Leno has weighed in on ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Kimmel's recent monologue drew criticism from the Federal Communications Commission, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Speaking at Chris Wallace's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony Thursday, Leno backed Kimmel, saying, "I'm...

Jay Leno: Kirk Assassination Is 'Death of Free Speech'
Jay Leno Is Worried
About the US
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 20, 2025 4:24 PM CDT

Jay Leno Is Worried About the US

He calls the shooting of Charlie Kirk the 'death of free speech' in America

(Newser) - Jay Leno has joined the public discussion over the murder of Charlie Kirk. In an appearance on the Tim Conway Jr. radio show , the former late-night host saw the killing as the "death of free speech" in the US, reports Fox News .
  • "It's not a random shooting.
...

Jay Leno Isn't a Fan of Late Night's Political Turn

Comics end up 'cozying too much to one side' and alienating half the audience, he says

(Newser) - Jay Leno doesn't like how much politics has crept into his old domain—late-night talk shows. As Mediaite notes, his interview with David Trulio of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute was first published on July 15, before news broke that CBS was canceling Stephen Colbert's show...

Jay Leno Is Complimented as He's Made Conservator of Wife

Mavis Leno, 77, who has dementia, sometimes doesn't know husband, per report by attorney

(Newser) - Jay Leno was granted conservatorship of his wife of more than four decades on Tuesday in a court hearing that was filled with praise for the care he has given her. Mavis Leno, 77, is suffering from advanced dementia, and People reports that Mavis' lawyer expressed her "agreement" with...

Jay Leno Files for Conservatorship Over Wife

Mavis Leno has dementia or perhaps Alzheimer's

(Newser) - Jay Leno has filed for a conservatorship over his wife of more than four decades, reports NBC News . In his court filing last week in Los Angeles, Leno says that Mavis suffers from dementia and cannot make her own decisions, and that he believes she would approve of the move....

Jay Leno Breaks Bones in New Mishap
Jay Leno
Cannot Catch
a Break
Jan 27, 2023 6:37 AM CST

Jay Leno Cannot Catch a Break

Comedian fell from motorcycle and broke bones in new mishap

(Newser) - Jay Leno has suffered numerous broken bones in a motorcycle accident just two months after he was seriously burned in a fire at his Los Angeles garage. In a phone call Thursday, the comedian and talk show host told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he was "knocked off my...

Jay Leno Explains Why He Didn't Take Pain Meds After Burns

Comedian is making the interview rounds

(Newser) - Jay Leno described the moment that, as he puts it, "my face caught on fire" during an interview with Hoda Kotb that will air in full on the Today show Wednesday. While working on his 1907 White Motor Co. steam-powered car in his garage, he noticed the fuel line...

Jay Leno Released From Burn Center
For Leno, Another Big First
Since Gasoline Fire
UPDATED
Nov 28, 2022 5:26 AM CST

For Leno, Another Big First Since Gasoline Fire

Comedian performs for the first time since his release from burn center

(Newser) - Jay Leno performed for the first time since he was burned in a gasoline fire at his California garage, appearing in front of a sold-out crowd at the Comedy Magic Club in Hermosa Beach on Sunday night, ETOnline reports. The gig is a longstanding one; Leno started out practicing monologue...

Jay Leno Credits Friend With Saving His Life
Jay Leno:
A Friend's
Fast Thinking
Saved My Life
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 19, 2022 12:10 PM CST

Jay Leno: A Friend's Fast Thinking Saved My Life

Buddy jumped on TV host after he caught fire, smothering the flames

(Newser) - Jay Leno might have died in the fire at his California garage if not for the action of his friend. In an interview with TMZ , the former Tonight Show host and avid car collector says he was fixing a clogged fuel line on a 1907 White Steam Car— featured on...

Burn Center Doc Gives Update on Jay Leno

Comedian has already had one surgery, will have another soon

(Newser) - Despite what the doctor treating him calls "significant" burns, Jay Leno is still Jay Leno: "He’s walking around, he’s cracking jokes," Dr. Peter Grossman said at a Wednesday press conference, adding that the comedian and former late night host has been "incredibly kind" to...

Jay Leno Hospitalized With Severe Burns

Former 'Tonight Show' host says he's going to be OK after gasoline fire

(Newser) - Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno has been hospitalized with severe burns—but the 72-year-old says he's going to be OK. Sources tell TMZ that Leno was taken to the Grossman Burn Center on Sunday after a fire at the Los Angeles garage where he keeps his cars. The...

Leno Calls His Asian Jokes a 'Legitimate Wrong'

Organizations had pressured comedian and networks for 15 years

(Newser) - Under pressure from Asian American organizations for years, Jay Leno has apologized for jokes he made in the past. "I do not consider this particular case to be another example of cancel culture but a legitimate wrong that was done on my part," Leno said. He apologized on...

Brian Williams Wanted to Succeed Letterman

According to new investigative report

(Newser) - Previous reports have noted that Brian Williams once lobbied for Jay Leno's Tonight Show job, and now it turns out Williams tried to get David Letterman's job, too. That's just one of the tidbits from a new investigative piece by Gabriel Sherman in New York that...

Hollywood Shuns Posh Hotels ... Over Harsh Islamic Law

Stars protest Brunei ownership after nation OKs stoning

(Newser) - Hollywood has turned its back on two of its favorite hotels over harsh Islamic laws introduced in the tiny sultanate of Brunei. The Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air are owned by Brunei's sultan and at least nine major entertainment industry events have been pulled from the hotels,...

Leno Says Goodybe—Again
 Leno Says Goodbye—Again 
Feb 7, 2014 3:00 AM CST

Leno Says Goodbye—Again

'I don't like goodbyes, NBC does'

(Newser) - A tearful Jay Leno said a second and presumably final farewell to the Tonight Show last night after 22 years, calling himself "the luckiest guy in the world." In an unusually sentimental moment for the host, he shared that he lost his mother the first year he hosted...

Tonight, Jay Leno Bids Adieu to Tonight

Sandra Bullock cries; plus, what's next for Leno

(Newser) - Jay Leno will host his last episode of the Tonight Show tonight. A roundup of the news swirling around his departure:
  • Sandra Bullock appeared on last night's show, and offered a tearful tribute to Leno, according to the Hollywood Reporter . "You've always been so kind. That's
...

15 Celebs Who Were Banished From Talk Shows

Madonna, Piers Morgan, and Hugh Grant were all banned

(Newser) - Ever shown a rude guest the door and slammed it hard enough to send a message? Well, talk show hosts have performed the same bold feat—and with some of the major egos of Hollywood. Styleblazer lists 15 stars who were told to never return:
  • Hugh Grant. Daily Show host
...

George W. Bush's Latest Painting: Jay Leno
 George W. Bush's 
 Latest Painting: 
 Jay Leno 
'tonight show'
Nov 20, 2013 8:29 AM CST

George W. Bush's Latest Painting: Jay Leno

Former president interviewed on 'Tonight Show'

(Newser) - George W. Bush sat down with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show last night, making what NPR calls a "relatively rare appearance on national TV." (As he explained to Leno, with the late night host "about to head out to pasture ," the former president "just...

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