Since Conan O' Brien has taken the tough stance that he will not host The Tonight Show at the 12:05 am time slot, NBC President Jeff Zucker is pissed.
In fact, he's threatening to keep Coco off the air for three and a half years because of it!!!!
Zucker "is threatening to ice Conan," according to his reps. "Zucker said, 'I'll keep you off the air for 3 1/2 years.' Which doesn't have a chance in hell of happening. What I really think Zucker wants is to hold him off the market for at least six months to a year until the dust settles and Leno is secure and Conan is squelched."
WTF?! We know his legal team isn't gonna let that happen!
Considering Conan had to find out about this debacle from the press, Zucker is to blame! Although the NBC boss has continually said that O'Brien has "let me down."
The Tonight Show has gone up in ratings since this mess and now everyone wants Conan. Yet, all the funnyman wants is to be be released from his contract and make sure everyone on his staff who relocated to El Lay is taken care of.
Go get 'em, Cones!
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