Jay Leno: Serious burns on the face!

This is reported by the celebrity portal “TMZ“. Leno told Variety on Monday, “I’m okay. It only takes me a week or two to get back on my feet.”

The former “Tonight Show” host was staying at a garage in Los Angeles where his cars are kept on Sunday. Suddenly one of the cars caught fire.

As a source reports to the celebrity portal “TMZ”, the flames burned the left side of Leno’s face. His eye and ear are said to have remained unharmed.

The US presenter is now in a hospital that specializes in severe burns.

Leno would have performed in Las Vegas that same day. However, it was canceled due to a “serious medical emergency”. Now the reason for the cancellation has become known.

From 1992 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2014, Leno wowed US audiences as host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon (48) is currently hosting the most successful late-night show of all time.

“A Few Serious Burns” Talk show host Jay Leno hospitalized

Jay Leno is one of the most successful show hosts in the USA. The 72-year-old is now in a special clinic. According to reports, a car caught fire in Leno’s garage.

Jay Leno appears to have been seriously injured. However, the US talk show legend has confirmed that she appears to be doing reasonably well given the circumstances. Leno was burned in an incident believed to have taken place in a Los Angeles garage.

Gasoline ignited and “I suffered a few serious burns,” Leno confirmed to the US industry magazine “Variety”. “I’m okay,” assures the 72-year-old. It only takes him a week or two to get back on his feet.

The gossip portal “TMZ” had previously reported that a car allegedly went up in flames in the talk show host’s garage. Accordingly, he was allegedly injured in the face is in a facility specializing in burn injuries. First, the magazine “People” wrote that Leno had to cancel a planned participation in a conference in Las Vegas. There was a “very serious medical emergency”, which is why Leno could not travel, said in an email to the participants.

Leno is one of the most successful talk show hosts in the USA and is best known as the host of “The Tonight Show”. The comedian took over the role of talk show host from Johnny Carson in 1992 and ran the show until 2009. Leno was briefly followed by Conan O’Brien until the 72-year-old returned to the show in 2010 and hosted it until 2014. Jimmy Fallon has since appeared on The Tonight Show. Leno is also known as a collector of sports cars, vintage cars and motorcycles. His column “Jay Leno’s Garage” for the magazine “Popular Mechanics” became a TV show in 2015, which the 72-year-old himself hosts.