Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Leno Apologizes

Apparently, Jay's a stand up guy and did the right thing.

Jay Leno apologizes to offended 'Tonight' viewer (here) After Leno's "Tonight Show" aired a sketch that compared Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident to a 2003 videotaped shooting outside a Van Nuys courthouse, he received a letter of complaint from a viewer. Wendy Brogin, a friend of shooting victim Gerald Curry, wrote to Leno condemning the recent sketch as offensive and asking him to "do the right thing relative to this matter." Within days, Leno responded with a phone call that greatly impressed Brogin, the Daily News of Los Angeles reported Tuesday. "He said,'Hello, Wendy, this is Jay Leno,"' she said. "`I'm calling about the letter you wrote and I want to apologize. I just want to let you know we make mistakes sometimes and we don't mean to hurt people."'