Jeff Gaspin is coming to Jay Leno's defense.
The NBC U TV Entertainment chairman is accusing other late-night hosts of "crossing the line" in their anti-Jay jokes this week, according to a report in Saturday's Los Angeles Times.
"There's a certain amount of kidding that goes on between these personalities which can often be funny. But this has definitely crossed the line," Gaspin told the paper in a prepared statement. "Jay is the consummate professional and one of the hardest-working people in television. It's a shame that he's being pulled into this."
As TheWrap's Media Alley reported earlier this week, Leno has suddenly become an object of scorn and ridicule-- not just among other hosts, but with vocal portions of the online universe.
