Bill Maher calls out Jay Leno over gambling debt rumors after his black eye injury
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Bill Maher has addressed the gambling debt theories surrounding Jay Leno by calling out the former late night host directly. Maher, 68 — who recently unleashed a foul-mouthed rant — grilled Leno, 74, about fans' conjecture that his recent series of accidents are a result of a mafia-adjacent gambling addiction.
![[Leno suffered a banged up face, including a sever black eye, in November, which he said he sustained after taking a steep fall in Pennsylvania]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/28/00/93532353-14231207-Leno_suffered_a_banged_up_face_including_a_sever_black_eye_in_No-a-2_1735346903343.jpg)
Leno suffered a banged up face, including a severe black eye, in November, which he said he sustained after taking a steep fall in Pennsylvania. Bill said to Jay on his Club Random podcast, '[There's] a conspiracy theory, since you've had three accidents, that you actually have gambling debts and are being beaten up by the mob.'.
![[Bill said to Jay on his Club Random podcast, '[There's] a conspiracy theory, since you've had three accidents, that you actually have gambling debts and are being beaten up by the mob']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/23/93532473-14231207-image-a-135_1735342323298.jpg)
In response, the Jay Leno's Garage star laughed off the idea and joked, 'I love the idea that the mob would drive to Greensburg, Pennsylvania, [and] wait outside the Hampton Inn on a sleety, rainy day to throw me down a hill.'. The media personality then clarified, 'They're saying 'throw you down the hill' was your cover story, but they just beat you up like the mob always does.'.
![[During the same episode in which he confronted Jay, Bill slammed progressives who cut off their conservative family members during the holiday season]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/28/00/93532481-14231207-During_the_same_episode_in_which_he_confronted_Jay_Bill_slammed_-a-1_1735346903298.jpg)
Bill Maher has addressed the gambling debt theories surrounding Jay Leno by calling out the former late night host directly. Leno suffered a banged up face, including a sever black eye, in November, which he said he sustained after taking a steep fall in Pennsylvania.
Before the tumble, Leno endured multiple injuries when he accidentally set his face on fire while working on one of his cars. Another mishap left the Hollywood vet with various broken bones. Jay's net worth is believed to be upwards of $450 million, but that didn't stop fans from floating the theory that he could be indebted to loan sharks.
