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Hoping to salvage some of his tattered image, Jay Leno is said to be
in talks to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The late night show
host will reportedly sit on the queen of talk's couch in a bid to
restore his nice-guy reputation after taking a beating in the NBC-Conan
O'Brien scuffle.
Almost everyone from viewers to celebrities, including Leno's
archrival David Letterman and another late show host Jimmy Kimmel,
sided with Coco on the late night debacle, believing Leno manipulated
with the peacock network to edge his "Tonight" successor off the air so
he can return to his original 11:35 p.m. timeslot.
Leno is currently being painted in the media as someone who can't
hold on to his word since he vowed to pass the show to O'Brien five
years ago only to reclaim it after seven months.
Needless to say, this doesn't bode well for him. He will return to
host "Tonight" after NBC airs the Winter Olympics in February, and they
fear no one will watch him now.
Since Oprah, who has very loyal followers, is friends with Leno, an appearance at her show might just be his salvation.
New York Post's Page Six said he may appear in the daytime talk show
as early as next week. An NBC rep told the paper that they are "still
discussing" the possible guesting.
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