Italy Finds Leno Guilty Of Theft
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Just a week and a half after convicting three Google executives on violation of privacy charges, an Italian criminal court has convicted talk-show host and parasitic comedian Jay Leno to six years in prison for embezzlement, theft, and comedic tyranny. The verdict, which was issued in absentia by Judge Giovanna Magiocelli, stems from Leno’s widely-publicized ousting of perennial underdog Conan O’Brien from NBC’s The Tonight Show in February. The case has media and legal experts perplexed. ”I realize that everyone wanted to punch Jay Leno for getting Conan fired,” said attorney Martin Venable. ”But for the Italians to assert their jurisdiction over this one is even more confounding than NBC’s decision to move Conan to