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'Embarrassed' Leno Admits Health Woe: Exhaustion

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(Newser) – Jay Leno has revealed the mystery illness that sidelined him last week: exhaustion. He blamed the The Tonight Show, his tough stand-up schedule, and writing jobs—he writes three columns too—for his first sick days in 17 years. It was still "embarrassing," he told People. Exhaustion is "like a rich person's condition," he said. "Poor people that work—they don't get exhausted. Only rich people get exhausted."

Jay Leno performs in what is being billed as
Jay Leno performs in what is being billed as "Jay's Comedy Stimulus Plan" at the Palace in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Mich., Tuesday, April 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
In this April 7, 2009 file photo, Jay Leno performs during a stand up show billed as
In this April 7, 2009 file photo, Jay Leno performs during a stand up show billed as "Jay's Comedy Stimulus Plan" at the Palace in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Mich.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)
Television host Jay Leno speaks during the Feminist Majority Foundation's Fifth annual Global Women's Rights Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel on April 29, 2009.
Television host Jay Leno speaks during the Feminist Majority Foundation's Fifth annual Global Women's Rights Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel on April 29, 2009.   (Getty Images)
Television host Jay Leno speaks during the Feminist Majority Foundation's Fifth annual Global Women's Rights Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel on April 29, 2009.
Television host Jay Leno speaks during the Feminist Majority Foundation's Fifth annual Global Women's Rights Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel on April 29, 2009.   (Getty Images)
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After a brief hospital stay, Jay Leno made a triumphant return to The Tonight Show as he played his health woes for laughs.   (YouTube)

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TerrifiedCitizen
May 1, 09 7:32 PM CDT
He'd better trim the schedule some and rest... look what happened to Dave? Reply
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Laura
May 1, 09 8:57 PM CDT
Jay is such a workaholic - he needs some time off! Although I love how he criticized himself because, yeah, exhaustion is a rich person's illness lol. Reply
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sw10978
May 2, 09 5:45 AM CDT
"Only rich people get exhausted" what a jerk! Reply
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NutsInNY
May 2, 09 6:28 AM CDT
You evidently missed the point.
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sw10978
May 2, 09 12:18 PM CDT
NutsInNY I guess I did.
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