what did kimmel do to leno

In 2010, Jimmy Kimmel appeared as a guest on Jay Leno's show and repeatedly made jokes at Leno's expense, humiliating him on his own program. This occurred shortly after a contentious "Tonight Show" transition where Leno stepped down to let Conan O'Brien take over, only to later reclaim the hosting role, which sparked industry backlash and criticism from Kimmel among others. During the interview, Kimmel joked about a prank referencing this situation, saying he told a guy he would give him his show in five years, then gave it to him, and almost instantly took it back-an allusion to Leno's return to "The Tonight Show" after O'Brien's brief tenure. Leno admitted he let this humiliation happen because he trusted someone and did not edit out Kimmel's remarks from the broadcast. He called it a mistake but accepted the consequences, acknowledging it was "not good TV" for him but "okay" since Kimmel is a comic doing what he had to do. The incident sparked a long-running feud between them, which was eventually resolved years later after Leno reached out to Kimmel following a personal family health crisis