Perhaps it’s time for this automotive buff to rent a driver and mechanic.
Jay Leno hit a police car a number of occasions as he pulled as much as his comeback gig Sunday in California — greater than two weeks after struggling third-degree burns whereas engaged on a basic automotive in his storage.
The 72-year-old comedian and basic automotive aficionado hit the tire of a police Jeep with the again proper tire of his Tesla as he tried to park in entrance of a Hermosa Seaside comedy membership, video reveals.
Leno then inexplicably backed up and collided with the automotive a second time.
“You possibly can simply go, we’ll determine it out later,” the star-struck cops advised the A-lister after his spouse, Mavis Leno, rolled down her passenger window to speak to them.
Leno then struggled to execute a straightforward parking job, opting to parallel park in entrance of the Comedy Magic Membership as a substitute of merely pulling into the wide-open spot, whereas paparazzi and followers appeared on.
The previous “Tonight Present” host wanted to shift gears 4 occasions to tug into the spot, and almost hit the curb at one level, video of the ungraceful arrival printed by Lion’s Share Information confirmed.
Regardless of the embarrassing entrance, Leno was all smiles and wisecracks as he emerged from his car, wanting unscathed regardless of his critical ordeal.
“Did I rub your tire?” he requested the cops who have been standing in entrance of the automotive, earlier than bending over to examine his car for attainable harm.
“Yeah, no, it’s positive,” Leno stated earlier than delivering self-deprecating quips to the paps.
“Nationwide Inquirer obtained the story all flawed. They stated I used to be within the hospital as a result of Nancy Pelosi hit me within the head with a hammer. That’s not what occurred,” he deadpanned.
“We obtained two reveals tonight: common and additional crispy,” he then cracked when requested about his nerves.
“I by no means considered myself as a roast comedian,” the punster continued.
Leno, who had taken the stage on the membership almost weekly since 1992, was then given a standing ovation by a sold-out crowd, based on Leisure Tonight.
His accidents occurred whereas he was fixing a clogged gasoline line on his 1907 White Steam Automotive when gasoline sprayed on his face and fingers and a spark triggered an explosion, he advised TMZ.
Leno was handled for 10 days on the Grossman Burn Heart and recovered for six extra days at residence earlier than getting again to work on the stage.
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