We’re all relieved Leno was well enough to get back on stage again. Still, the curious number of injuries has led some tabloids to wonder if we really heard about this, spurring rumors that Leno owes gambling debts,

Jay Leno addressed rumors he suffered ghastly facial bruising and was beaten up by the mob over an unpaid gambling debt while appearing on Bill Maher's podcast.

Leno then shared that while he personally never had any trouble, he used to see the mob “kick the crap out of comics left and right” for being “wise a------" onstage. The PE

Bill Maher confronted Jay Leno, 74, with a “conspiracy theory” that the former Tonight Show host’s several accidents in recent years were a result of a gambling addiction gone wrong. “It’s a conspiracy theory since you’ve had three accidents that you actually have gambling debts and are being beaten up by the mob,

Jay Leno has cleared the air about rumors that his recent injuries were “mob” related. In a Dec. 22 podcast episode of Bill Maher’s “Club Random,” the two men discussed comedy and their careers. During the discussion, Maher asked Leno if his injuries were related to gambling debts and the “mob.”

Jay Leno dismisses mob rumors, explaining recent injuries from accidents, including a motorcycle crash and garage fire.

While Leno claims to have never had problems with the mob himself, he did see them beat up “comics left and right” for saying things that they didn’t like onstage. On top of