Jay Leno reportedly broke a number of bones in a motorbike accident final week, solely months after he suffered severe burns to his face, chest and fingers in a storage fireplace.
The previous Tonight Present host instructed the Las Vegas Overview-Journal that he was knocked off his bike on Jan. 17. The autumn broke Leno’s collarbone and two ribs and cracked each of his kneecaps.
“However I’m OK!” Leno instructed the outlet. “I’m OK, I’m working. I’m working this weekend.”
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Leno, 72, stated the accident occurred when he was engaged on a classic car. Whereas test-riding a 1940 Indian bike, Leno stated he seen the odor of leaking gasoline.
“I turned down a aspect road and minimize via a parking zone, and unbeknownst to me, some man had a wire strung throughout the parking zone however with no flag hanging from it,” he stated, sharing how he was clotheslined by the wire and knocked off the bike. “So, you recognize, I didn’t see it till it was too late.”
The storage fireplace at Leno’s Los Angeles residence was additionally began whereas the comic was engaged on one other classic car, a 1907 White Steam Automotive, in November 2022. When the automobile’s gasoline line clogged, Leno laid beneath the car to blow air via the road. He instructed At present host Hoda Kotb that he obtained a “face stuffed with gasoline” after which caught on fireplace.
He was handled for third-degree burns at Grossman Burn Middle in West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles. He remained in look after 10 days.
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Leno stated he didn’t talk about his bike accident publicly as a result of information protection of his storage fireplace was so widespread.
“You understand, after getting burned up, you get that one free of charge,” Leno stated. “After that, you’re Harrison Ford, crashing airplanes. You simply need to preserve your head down.”
Regardless of his accidents, Leno continues to be performing standup comedy. He’s making ready to headline on the Encore Theater in Las Vegas for the primary time on March 31. The efficiency shall be his first look in Las Vegas for the reason that fireplace in November.
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