Janet Jackson’s Grammy Absence Still Leads To Leno Wisecracks

Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Monday night, “Here’s the scorecard from last night’s Grammys – censors 15, naked breasts 0. Pretty much a wipeout. … How many watched the Grammys? You know last night, I sat down to watch the Grammys, I turn it on and Prince is doing the opening number. He’s on stage singing ‘Purple Rain’. And I’m thinking how long is this tape delayed – 20 years?! … As you know there was a 5 minute tape delay at the Grammys last night which can be dangerous. For a lot of artists they only have 10 minutes left. … As you know by now, Janet Jackson was not there last night. It seems she caught a chest cold. … In fact, Janet Jackson’s current boyfriend says that Janet is holding up fine. Which is good news, because I thought she was starting to sag a little.”