16 past and present staffers spoke with 'Rolling Stone,' though others told ET the article 'misrepresents' their experiences.
star"snap at crew members, express irritation over the smallest of things, and berate and belittle staffers out of frustration," sometimes in front of other colleagues or crew members.
"It was like, if Jimmy is in a bad mood, everyone's day is f**ked," one former employee claims in the piece."People wouldn’t joke around in the office, and they wouldn’t stand around and talk to each other. It was very much like, focus on whatever it is that you have to do because Jimmy’s in a bad mood, and if he sees that, he might fly off.
"Mentally, I was in the lowest place of my life. I didn't want to live anymore. I thought about taking my own life all the time," one former employee claims."I knew deep down I would never actually do it, but in my head, I'm like, 'Why do I think about this all the time?'" In the article, two employees recall a specific"uncomfortable" incident in which Fallon allegedly publicly"scolded" a crew member in charge of his cue cards while taping a segment with "It was very awkward, and Jerry [Seinfeld] was like, 'You should apologize to him,' almost trying to make it a joke," a former employee claims."It was one of the strangest moments ever and so many people were there, so it's kind of hard to forget.
Following the publication of the story, Seinfeld sent a statement to Rolling Stone in response:"This is so stupid. I remember this moment quite well… I teased Jimmy about a flub, and we all had a fun laugh about how rarely Jimmy is thrown off. It was not uncomfortable at all. Jimmy and I still occasionally recall it and laugh. Idiotic twisting of events."piece, but did not mention Fallon by name.
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