Jay Leno Denies He Focused Monica Lewinsky, Says She Was Truthful Recreation

Jay Leno is responding to Monica Lewinsky’s claims that he went particularly onerous on her after her affair with Invoice Clinton hit the headlines within the ’90s.

Sources near Jay inform TMZ he didn’t goal Monica personally again then — he says she was simply a simple punchline and honest recreation, since she was all over the place within the information on the time.

Addressing Monica’s claims from Tuesday’s “Name Her Daddy” interview with Alex Cooper, sources say Jay wouldn’t name it unfair — she was typically the butt of the jokes, however nobody was out to get her personally. It is simply that, in comedy, generally individuals get harm.

Additionally they level out that making jokes about her was part of the late-night host rivalry — each male host was doing it.

That stated, our supply tells us Jay could not apologize or be honest about it as a result of, nicely, that was the information on the time — and that is what they did within the late-night recreation.

We’re instructed Jay will get why Monica’s upset, however reminded us we dwell in a distinct time now, and he hasn’t talked about her title in 30 years — and it’s not one thing he’d joke about at this time.