Conan O’Brien has announced that he will pay the salaries of his non-striking staff next week, out of his own pocket.
The writer's strike is not expected to end anytime soon.
In contrast, 120 non-striking employees of "The Tonight Show" were laid off today and given an early Christmas bonus. TMZ reports that employees were told they would get a bonus of $100 for every year they've been with the show, but some didn't even get that. The show has been dark since November 5th when the strike started and NBC has been covering since then. Jay Leno is a CREEP, he would never help anyone out from his own pocket. He has to take care of his CARS, and that's all he cares about.
Employees don't even know if they will have a job once the strike ends. They were told, “If your services are needed, we will contact you.”
