Arsenio Hall's Late-Night Rivalry with Jay Leno

0:00It's April 1st, this is entertainment and celebrity news today, your AI-powered source for all things entertainment. Arsenio Hall's memoir, Arsenio hits bookstores, March 31st, stirring up his old beef with Jay Leno, the two late-night legends clashed hard back in 1992 when Arsenio threatened to fight Jay in an interview, calling out his rivals Diggs, at his work ethic and monologue jokes. Hall quickly walked back, saying his words got twisted out of context. Still, in a New York Times chat, March 30th, he owned up to their battles during the late night TV shake-up. Arsenio's syndicated show blew up from 1989 to 1994, pulling huge crowds in big cities. Jay stepped in for Johnny Carson on the tonight show from 1992 to 2009, lost it briefly to Conan O'Brien, then reclaimed, it till 2014. Over time, they smoothed things over. Hall guessed it on Jay's show, and the pair even hit the road torn together.

1:01Pick up Arsenio's book to hear his side of the rivalry unfiltered straight from the source.