By now, the world should believe that comedian Jay Leno is evidently indestructible. After previously suffering a major burn, for which he required skin graft, Leno recently claimed to have tumbled down a 60-foot hill near his hotel in Pennsylvania.
According to reports, last week Jay Leno was at a Hampton Inn hotel in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, for a show, when he had a life-threatening fall and suffered a broken wrist, black-and-blue bruising on his face, and an eyepatch. However, fans don’t seem to be buying his story, this time.
Jay Leno is Bruised and Battered After a 60-Foot Fall
The former Tonight Show host Jay Leno happened to be in Pennsylvania last week for a show in the Pittsburgh suburb. According to reports from @Breaking911, the comedian was staying at a Hampton Inn hotel in Greensburg when he suffered a major injury as he tumbled down a 60-foot hill on his way to the restaurant.
Jay Leno confirmed that the restaurant he was willing to go to, was at the bottom of the hill. Therefore, despite being warned by a hotel employee about the dangers of taking the shortcut, Leno insisted and ended up tumbling down, gashing his face and breaking his wrist in the process.
In the video footage, Jay Leno was seen with black-and-blue bruising on his face and an eyepatch. The comedian later pointed at his broken wrist and revealed that he lost a nail in the accident. But this isn’t the first time he suffered such a horrifying accident—previously, he sustained multiple injuries from a motorcycle crash, almost two months after his face was burned while working on one of his vintage cars (via The Wrap).
Fans are Not Buying Jay Leno’s Hampton Inn Story
Meanwhile, despite repeatedly showing evidence of his accident, fans don’t seem to buy Jay Leno’s story, this time. Netizens on X are constantly scrutinizing the comedian’s version of events as they can’t believe that a $450M rich celebrity (via Celebrity Net Worth) was staying at the local Hampton Inn.
Fans are repeatedly questioning why a man of Jay Leno’s wealth and stature would choose such a modest accommodation. Further, people are also wondering why the comedian had to walk down the hill when he should have had his personal car or even a cab service available for his ride.
bro was staying at the local Hampton Inn? pic.twitter.com/96gfMKj4KQ
— ☆ (@realonx1) November 20, 2024
Right. Because Jay Leno ain’t seen a Hampton Inn since 1974
— thot leedurr (@DocDre) November 20, 2024
Imagine seeing Jay Leno at your local Hampton Inn. Ain’t NO WAY this story is true!
— Alexander Dukes 🇺🇦 (@alxcharlesdukes) November 20, 2024
just dont add up had a show in pittsburgh but hes staying 30 miles out the city at a hampton inn with no car and decides to walk a mile to a restaurant…maaan you better pay them people they money 😂
— HumbleForever (@DaRealSkeet) November 20, 2024
Netizens seem skeptical about how the details surrounding the fall are sounding suspicious and aren’t aligning with his usual lifestyle. This led a few people to speculate that Jay Leno might be exaggerating or even fabricating the details for attention. Well, despite the gravity of Leno’s perilous tumble down the hill, the public seems to be fixated on dissecting every detail of his story.