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Therrrre goes Conan.
NBC confirmed to the Associated Press and other news outlets that it had reached a $45 million deal for Conan O’Brien to leave The Tonight Show.
The redheaded comic hosted the late-night show for seven months, but was pushed out of his 11:35 p.m. time slot to make way for the return of Jay Leno, whose new low-rated prime time series was cancelled.
The Associated Press reports that O’Brien will personally receive $33 million for the early exit, with the remainder going to his staff as severance pay. As previously noted, O’Brien’s final Tonight bow is Friday, Jan. 22.
