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Saugerties' Own Jimmy Fallon Mistreats Tonight Show Staff, Shows Up Drunk, Report Says
Tonight Show host and Hudson Valley native Jimmy Fallon is now being accused of mistreating his employees and leading a “toxic workplace” on the set of his iconic show, according to a new report from Rolling Stone.
In an exposé published Thursday, Sept. 7, 16 current and former Tonight Show staff members paint a much darker picture of the 48-year-old who grew up in Ulster County in Saugerties, shattering Fallon’s reputation as one of America’s most likeable celebrities.
The employees, who worked as production members, office staff, and writers, allege that the Tonight Show set has been a “…
Feelin’ Blue: NY Bold-Faced Names Lose Twitter Verification – Well, Some Of Them
Which celebrities, journalists, and other bold-faced names are now paying for their Twitter verified blue seal alongside their profile heading?
Twitter announced that on Thursday, April 20, it would remove those blue verification checkmarks for all users unless they pay for a "Twitter Blue" subscription service.
Many New York celebrities have lost their verification because of this – including Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, and Olivia Wilde.
Brooke Shields, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton likewise ditched the checkmarks, along with the Cuomo brothers -- former Gov. Andrew Cuo…
Here's Why Saugerties' Own Jimmy Fallon Is Taking Time To Show He's Not Dead
Jimmy Fallon is alive and well, despite what you may have seen on Twitter.
Alarm bells rippled across the social media platform on Tuesday, Nov. 15, after the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon began trending, leading many to believe the 48-year-old Tonight Show host and former Saturday Night Live cast member had died.
Naturally, the hoax hashtag spread like wildfire on Twitter.
Perhaps nobody was more shocked about the purported death than Fallon himself, a Hudson Valley native who grew up in Ulster County, in Saugerties, and was, by all accounts, very much still alive.
At 9:34 p.m., Fallon poste…
Chris Rock Says He's Got Covid-19: 'Trust Me You Don't Want This'
Chris Rock became the latest celebrity to announce that he has the coronavirus -- and after being vaccinated.
“Hey guys I just found out I have COVID," Rock tweeted Sunday. "[T]rust me you don’t want this," he added. "Get vaccinated.”
Rock, 56, who has a home in Alpine, joked with Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" in May that he'd skipped the line to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I didn’t care. I used my celebrity, Jimmy," he said. "I didn’t care. I was like, ‘Hey, step aside, Betty White. Step aside, old people. Judge Judy, kiss my ass.' I was like Billy Zane on the Titanic.”
Rock's infec…
