The legendary comedian and TV broadcaster Jay Leno had some very severe injuries in a recent fall.
Having suffered terrible burns in November 2022 when flames broke out when he was repairing one of the vintage automobiles in his collection, the 74-year-old has experienced a lot of bad luck lately. He also sustained multiple fractured bones in a motorbike accident in 2023.
Although his injuries were not as severe this time around, the well-known TV personality nonetheless had noticeable wounds, including a fairly painful-looking bruise on his face.
On Monday, November 18, Leno wore an eyepatch over his left eye when he arrived at the Comedy For Kobe event in Beverly Hills. He had bruising all over the left side of his face, which was mottled blue and black. His wrist was also bandaged.
Jay Leno has been seriously injured again after the comedian says he fell down a hill at the Hampton Inn… 🤨
Who believes this?
Did Jay join the “black eye club”?
Sorry, none of this adds up to me, starting with Jay Leno being at a Hampton Inn🤔
This is a common initiation /… pic.twitter.com/dYIVquRjyT
— RedPillPatriot (@_RP_Patriot1776) November 20, 2024
What caused Jay Leno to fall?
The celebrity told TMZ that he chose to dine at a restaurant at the base of the hill where he was spending the weekend at a hotel perched on the hill. The comedian chose to go straight down the hill instead of following the recommended mile-and-a-half route, stating that it was “60 to 70 feet” high and “didn’t look that steep.”
Leno told TMZ, “I fell down and rolled down the hill.” He went on to say, “Hit my head on a rock, knocked me on the eye,” before removing his eyepatch to show that his eye was still swollen shut.
“I went to the hospital when I returned to Los Angeles,” he stated. The performance lasted only a few hours. It’s okay, it’s not that big of a deal!
Three hours after his fall, Leno reportedly went on stage for a planned comedy event, demonstrating his refusal to let his most recent mishap hold him down.
The injuries of Jay Leno
As was already known, the horrific event that occurred over the weekend adds to Leno’s string of unlucky events in recent years. He made news last year when he was clotheslined off his motorbike. He ended up with fractured bones that time.
In a video at the time, Leno disclosed, “I still have a broken collarbone, two broken ribs, and a couple of cracked knee caps, so if you see me limping around here, well, you probably will for the next couple of videos.”
“But like a fool, I’m going to fix [the Indian motorbike] and get back on it because, you know, you can’t really teach a man anything after he becomes 40. They simply continue doing the same things over and over again. Fortunately, I’m only 72 years old; if I were older, this may have been a catastrophic mishap.
“You can still see a little bit of a scar here [on my chin] and a scar on my neck [where the wire caught],” he continued. “I was pretty lucky because I probably would have been decapitated if I had been going like 50 or something.” Additionally, good luck if you are never decapitated.
In contrast, the well-known former host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno became viral in 2022 after images of him surfaced that revealed severe burns he had received while repairing one of his vehicles.
“A petrol fire caused quite severe burns to me. I’m all right. At the time, he told Page Six, “I just need a week or two to get back on my feet.”