This may be Late Night's version of 2pac vs. Biggie, without the violence. Because he started it, Conan O'Brien would be 2pac, and for his subtle jabs and rarely mentioning names, Jay Leno would be Biggie. When Jimmy Kimmel chimed in, although "friendly" with Jay, he could be compared to Snoop, when he chimed in subtly on the beef, while trying to remain neutral. And Howard Stern and Dave Letterman would be Mobb Deep - relentlessly attacking Jay by sparking the beef to begin with.
Gangsta rap comparisons aside, Gossip Cop has announced that a healthy settlement for Conan is in the works. Is this a good pay-off? You decide, after the jump:
"Conan O'Brien ended one of the most memorable weeks in the history of late night television with another monologue mocking NBC, the network primed to replace him after only seven months on 'The Tonight Show.'
And as he showed with a clip of his arrival at the studio that morning, NBC is “firing” back.
O’Brien also displayed for sale a limited edition piece of “Tonight Show” luggage and shared a hearty laugh with Andy Richter over how much money NBC stood to lose on the Winter Olympics.
But behind the scenes, top NBC brass and reps for O’Brien were hammering out an exit deal, which possibly could be finalized as early as today, though there are a few key issues that remain to be resolved.
Sources say, under the circumstances, it appears to be a win-win for O’Brien, who still has time left on his NBC contract. Gossip Cop is told O’Brien could walk away from the network with more than $30 million, and not be barred from working elsewhere.
Stay tuned for more developments. In the meantime, we’ll all continue to be amused as O’Brien nightly skewers his (soon-to-be former) bosses. Last night was no exception."
And as he showed with a clip of his arrival at the studio that morning, NBC is “firing” back.
O’Brien also displayed for sale a limited edition piece of “Tonight Show” luggage and shared a hearty laugh with Andy Richter over how much money NBC stood to lose on the Winter Olympics.
But behind the scenes, top NBC brass and reps for O’Brien were hammering out an exit deal, which possibly could be finalized as early as today, though there are a few key issues that remain to be resolved.
Sources say, under the circumstances, it appears to be a win-win for O’Brien, who still has time left on his NBC contract. Gossip Cop is told O’Brien could walk away from the network with more than $30 million, and not be barred from working elsewhere.
Stay tuned for more developments. In the meantime, we’ll all continue to be amused as O’Brien nightly skewers his (soon-to-be former) bosses. Last night was no exception."
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