Jimmy Fallon’s report on toxic work environments condemns Fallon’s “weeping rooms” and “clicking”.

Jimmy Fallon has been accused of creating a toxic work environment. The television host is best known for hosting Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014 before taking over from Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. Before becoming a late-night talk show host, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live and appeared in films such as Taxi with Queen Latifah and Fever with Drew Barrymore.

Rolling Stone magazine has published a shocking new report on toxic behavior on the set of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The report included accusations against 16 employees of The Tonight Show, including two who are still active on the show. In addition to describing Fallon’s erratic behavior and “outbursts”, the show’s production has also been accused of maintaining the toxic environment Fallon created.

There are many things to analyze in this new report. In descriptions of the bleak environment on set, the star had “Jimmy’s good days” or “Jimmy’s bad days”, with some fearing that he might be drunk on set. Some claim that the unpredictable environment has taken such a toll on their mental health that some employees have called some of the dressing rooms “crying rooms” because that’s where they hid to release their accumulated stress.

This pattern of toxic behavior allegedly began when Fallon moved from Late Night to The Tonight Show. Since the producers of the show were constantly changing, either unable or unwilling to help, it seems that on bad days, the staff threw tantrums, trying to be as honest as possible when Fallon was in a bad mood, because if they entertained each other, and he I saw he could react with violence.” The star was also accused of harsh reviews of the material written, and the producers were accused of the sudden and unjustified layoffs of some employees.

Whether these allegations against Jimmy Fallon and the show’s producers, among many others contained in the report, will be confirmed or have serious consequences remains to be seen. However, precedent suggests that after this explosive relationship, the show may either end or find a new host. A similar report on host Ellen DeGeneres’ toxic workplace behavior was published in 2020, and while the direct impact was unclear, the host announced the end of The Ellen DeGeneres Show for the following season. A similar fate could befall The Tonight Show if these accusations are picked up.

Source: Rolling Stone