Conan Says No

Conan O’Brien says he will not host The Tonight Show following Leno, as NBC proposed. O’Brien said today:

“In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky.”

Right on, brotha!

Read Conan’s full statement and the story at The New York Times