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Character collapse! Hollywood's top celebrities were bullied, abused and abused employees in the workplace, causing many people to commit suicide in extreme pain...
Recently, Rolling Stone magazine published a story that shook the whole of Hollywood.
The report ripped off the seemingly easy-going façade of a top global celebrity, accusing him of being alcoholic, moody, and taking his anger out on ordinary migrant workers for years at work.
As a result, the staff under him are like living in hell, always nervous and anxious, stressed, thin, a lot of hair loss, taking turns to burst into small rooms to burst into crying, crying every night to sleep, and even many people have suicidal thoughts...
The friends who pay attention to the European and American circles should be familiar with the name Jimmy Fallon.
He is one of the best-known television presenters in the United States, and as a young man was an actor on the well-known show Saturday Night Live.
After a period of filming, he returned to television and began hosting NBC's "Jimmy Fallon Late Show".
In 2014, he took over the host of the hit late-night talk show "Jimmy Fallon Tonight Show", which has received high ratings since its premiere, and countless of the world's top stars, singers, actors and even presidents have been interviewed here, and many moments in the show have become popular videos.
Many fans who like him affectionately call him "Feilun".
There is no doubt that Fei Lun is one of the most popular artists on TV, he looks a bit humorous, easy-going and humorous, and has musical talent, which is very easy to like.
For the audience, his appearance in the show is always friendly and amiable, and he jokes with the guests and makes the audience laugh.
The stars liked him, the audience liked him, the show was hot, and the top management of the TV station liked him.
But for those who work with him, this well-known funny host in the eyes of outsiders is actually a full-fledged devil.
Wherever he is, he brings the atmosphere of high-pressure terror.
Rolling Stone interviewed 16 Tonight Show employees, including 2 current employees and 14 who have left.
They have held a variety of positions on the show, from production staff to office staff to screenwriters, and they all sound glamorous, but behind the good work that everyone envies in these employees, there is actually years of pain.
As a leader in late-night talk shows in the United States and around the world, as one of NBC's ace programs, "The Tonight Show" is self-evident in the industry.
This also makes many people want to work here, but when they really pass the five levels and come in, they find that everything is not as good as they imagined, but worse than they imagined.
One former employee said: "Being able to write for Tonight's Show is a dream job for a lot of people, but as soon as they enter the industry, everything becomes a nightmare at lightning speed." ”
People know that working in late-night talk shows is always stressful, and they're ready to take on it.
But on the job site of "The Tonight Show", they have to endure far beyond normal boundaries, which can only be described as "toxic", where high pressure, abuse and mental torture become as pervasive as breathing.
In their description, "Tonight Show" is simply like a closed space under the violent rule of Feilun, and everyone is trembling and fearful all the time, hoping that Feilun can have a good mood.
As long as he is in a good mood, everyone can live a day of rest.
If he is in a bad mood, everyone will have to tighten their skin.
"The Tonight Show" has almost become his independent kingdom.
Some people may ask, is it possible that the top management of this show sit idly by?
In simple terms, it is like this.
Not only can the high-level not control Feilun, but even they have to look at Feilun's face and be Feilun's accomplices.
In the 9 years that "The Tonight Show" has been broadcast on TV, there have been 6 different leadership teams and 9 program coordinators.
The program coordinator is the main executive producer in a Hollywood TV series, usually combining the responsibilities of a writer, executive producer, and script editor to have full control over the production and creative aspects of the show.
Therefore, the status of the program coordinator is very high.
But in "The Tonight Show", perhaps because of Feilun's dominance, according to employees, so many show coordinators over the years don't seem to know how to say "no" to Feilun.
No matter how strange Fei Lun behaved, they accepted it all, and this tolerance gradually permeated the leadership team.
Even though the leadership team of the show has changed over the years, the tolerance attitude towards Feilun has never changed.
And this kind of connivance in disguise, the scourge is the ordinary staff around Feilun.
According to former employees, the atmosphere behind "The Tonight Show" is often very gloomy and tense, because Fei Lun is always cloudy and unstable, and he doesn't know which tendon is wrong and suddenly "explodes", and then casually spills his anger on someone.
According to most of the employees interviewed by Rolling Stone, Feilun's personality, mood, and way of treating employees are very unstable, which is well known behind the scenes.
The employees said they had seen Feilun get angry with the staff, even if it was trivial, he would be very angry, and he would reprimand and belittle the employees because he was in a bad mood.
Three former employees said Feilun had scolded them in front of other colleagues.
"Working on The Tonight Show is like if Feilun is in a bad mood, then everyone's day is over.
People don't easily joke in the office or stand together and chat.
Because if Jimmy is in a bad mood and sees you guys in a good mood, he will explode on the spot. ”
There is also a special phrase in the office to describe Feilun's bad mood, and employees usually use this phrase to warn each other, that is, "we are going to be unlucky."
But any employee who has come into contact with Feilun is generally terrified of his strange behavior.
Another former employee said:
"Everyone is on thin ice, especially the program coordinator. You never know which Jimmy we meet, good or bad, or when he's going to lose his temper.
Looking at how many show coordinators have gone over the years, we all know that they are staying for a short time. ”
Long-term fear, high-pressure environments, and frequent changes in the lineup at the top have created a great sense of insecurity for employees.
Employees say they often have work-related nightmares and are in a constant state of fear.
In the office, you will often hear everyone say to each other "I want to kill myself", which sounds like a joke, but it also explains the horror of the office environment.
They also use the guests' dressing room as a "crying room," and whenever they can't bear the abuse of work, they run to that room to burst into tears and vent their emotions.
One former employee said his first anxiety attack and first time taking anti-anxiety medication happened while working on The Tonight Show.
Another employee said he clearly felt the physical effects of declining mental health, such as hair loss.
Four other employees said they are currently undergoing psychotherapy because of their work experience on The Tonight Show.
Three others revealed that they really had suicidal thoughts because of this work environment.
"Psychologically, I was in the most vulnerable moment of my life. I really don't feel like I can live. I kept thinking about it in my head. ”
The problem is again, so many employees are suffering from it, even if the top management of "The Tonight Show" is complicit with Fei Lun, will the entire NBC station sit idly by?
Yes, not to mention that Feilun created a toxic work environment, even though he was rumored to be an alcoholic for years, NBC still chose to renew the show with him.
In 2016, the New York Post published a story saying NBC executives were concerned about Feron's alcoholism.
Although the issue was denied by Feilun, two employees said they had seen Feilun at work in 2017 suspected of being drunk.
Two other employees smelled alcohol in Feilun's breath on various occasions in 2019 and 2020, both of which were normal working days.
According to eight former employees, Feilun's behavior appeared to depend on whether he had a hangover the night before.
It can also be seen from everyone's revelations that he is not too emotionally stable in the show, most of the time he is still the tyrant, rounding up, and the possibility of him getting drunk at night is much higher.
Although he is suspected of long-term alcoholism, emotional instability, workplace bullying and abuse of colleagues, causing employees to have suicidal tendencies... But he's still a pillar for NBC.
That only shows that Feilun is only part of the problem of the whole TV system.
Television stations safeguard the authority of top management, not the legitimate rights and interests of ordinary staff.
Fei Lun is not the only one who works in the system, one employee said that he lost nearly 20 pounds (about 18 pounds) during his work under one of the program coordinators of "The Tonight Show", crying and falling asleep every night, not a second without being nervous.
The top brass also brazenly discriminated against black employees, asking, "What's with your hair?" ”
Two other employees also said they were abused by the executive, bullied, intimidated and yelled.
Another former employee said he had contacted Human Resources to tell him about the difficult situation of working for the executive.
As a result, HR turned around and sold the employee, denigrating the employee in turn in front of the top.
Some veteran employees said they never thought about reporting problems to HR, because early in the show, they saw colleagues trying to talk to HR and were fired.
"They won't protect us, they won't do anything for us," said the former employee.
Employees are dissatisfied with the unfair treatment they have suffered, but they feel that they are small and do not have enough power to say anything.
Until this time, "Rolling Stone" magazine launched a large-scale investigation and interview, many people anonymously said their true thoughts, and launched a blow to the behemoth in their hearts.
After the report, NBC issued a statement, but it was not an apology statement, but a defense of the "Tonight Show" show.
"We are incredibly proud of The Tonight Show and our priority is to provide a respectful work environment."
"In any workplace, we have employees asking questions; These issues have been investigated and, where appropriate, action has been taken. ”
It is worth noting that Fei Lun is not mentioned at all in this statement, which seems to be dissociating himself from him, or may be vaguely trying to protect him.
However, Feilun himself apologized, and he apologized to employees at the online conference.
"It was so embarrassing, I felt very bad. I'm sorry if I embarrass you, your family, and your friends..."
It's just that such an apology doesn't convince people.
"When it came out, he felt sorry."
"Apologies are not enough, he should be boycotted out, so that is right!"
"His true feeling should be: I'm really sorry that my ugly story has been exposed. I assure you, he will never stay awake because of this. ”
"It's too late, another nasty Alan, cancel him and his show."
"Allen 2."
Some netizens said that Feilen is Allen No. 2, because three years ago, another world-renowned host Alan DeGeneres was exposed to serious workplace bullying, not only her reputation plummeted, but the show also finally ended.
I don't know how the TV station will deal with this "double-sided scandal" of Feilun, according to the TV station's consistent protection of the top management and the attitude of ignoring the victims, maybe an apology is not necessarily when the matter is over...
(Excerpted from the WeChat public account British newspaper sister)