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2 days ago
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Jimmy Fallon says he wasn't prepared for people not liking him: 'It's the absolute worst'
The thing that Jimmy Fallon wasn't prepared for when he became famous after joining Saturday Night Live in 1998 was that some people would always dislike him. "It's the worst," Fallon said Monday on The Diary of a CEO podcast. "Yes, it is the absolute worst. I hate it. I want everyone to like me. I can't stand it. I go, 'Oh, my gosh. What can I do to make you like me?' I think the answer is you can't. You can't make everyone like you. You just have to do what you do. And do the best that you can at what you do. And be happy with yourself." Other bummers he hadn't known about: "Getting rejection. Getting your sketches cut. Being told you're not funny." He was grateful that it was before Twitter was around to capture the hatred. "You think that it's just going to be, 'Oh, this is cool. Everyone will be great.' But then not everyone's rooting for you," Fallon said. "Some people want you to fail. People's jobs are to take me down and to put bad press out and stuff. That's their job, and you're just like, 'Ooh.' I don't live in that world. I don't believe that it's real, but it kind of is real and you go, 'Oh, people are just kind of being mean.'" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host explained that his way of dealing with the hate was to do his best to ignore it. "You gotta, again, just toughen up and get through it and just keep your head down and keep being funny," he said. "And just keep doing things and keep being creative. If you move that out, you realize it's not even real. It's real, but it's noise and it doesn't affect you. You can only believe in yourself and know that you have to keep going and, if you keep scoring, that will show. Your work will show. That stuff I wasn't prepared for, of overcoming that. Overcoming hating on you or saying you're not good or something. You don't think that's going to happen. But it will if you're successful, because someone's not going to like you, no matter what."Fallon said he relied on the wise words of the Beastie Boys to get him through. "I loved the Beastie Boys growing up, and there's that one line Mike D says: 'Be true to yourself, and you will never fall. It kind of is the move. Just be true to yourself. Then everyone can say whatever they want, [but] it's like, 'That's who I am.'" Watch their full conversation above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
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2 days ago
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Jimmy Fallon says he wasn't prepared for people not liking him: 'It's the absolute worst'
The thing that Jimmy Fallon wasn't prepared for when he became famous after joining Saturday Night Live in 1998 was that some people would always dislike him. "It's the worst," Fallon said Monday on The Diary of a CEO podcast. "Yes, it is the absolute worst. I hate it. I want everyone to like me. I can't stand it. I go, 'Oh, my gosh. What can I do to make you like me?' I think the answer is you can't. You can't make everyone like you. You just have to do what you do. And do the best that you can at what you do. And be happy with yourself." Other bummers he hadn't known about: "Getting rejection. Getting your sketches cut. Being told you're not funny." He was grateful that it was before Twitter was around to capture the hatred. "You think that it's just going to be, 'Oh, this is cool. Everyone will be great.' But then not everyone's rooting for you," Fallon said. "Some people want you to fail. People's jobs are to take me down and to put bad press out and stuff. That's their job, and you're just like, 'Ooh.' I don't live in that world. I don't believe that it's real, but it kind of is real and you go, 'Oh, people are just kind of being mean.'" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host explained that his way of dealing with the hate was to do his best to ignore it. "You gotta, again, just toughen up and get through it and just keep your head down and keep being funny," he said. "And just keep doing things and keep being creative. If you move that out, you realize it's not even real. It's real, but it's noise and it doesn't affect you. You can only believe in yourself and know that you have to keep going and, if you keep scoring, that will show. Your work will show. That stuff I wasn't prepared for, of overcoming that. Overcoming hating on you or saying you're not good or something. You don't think that's going to happen. But it will if you're successful, because someone's not going to like you, no matter what."Fallon said he relied on the wise words of the Beastie Boys to get him through. "I loved the Beastie Boys growing up, and there's that one line Mike D says: 'Be true to yourself, and you will never fall. It kind of is the move. Just be true to yourself. Then everyone can say whatever they want, [but] it's like, 'That's who I am.'" Watch their full conversation above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Jimmy Fallon says he wasn't prepared for people not liking him: 'It's the absolute worst'
The thing that Jimmy Fallon wasn't prepared for when he became famous after joining Saturday Night Live in 1998 was that some people would always dislike him. "It's the worst," Fallon said Monday on The Diary of a CEO podcast. "Yes, it is the absolute worst. I hate it. I want everyone to like me. I can't stand it. I go, 'Oh, my gosh. What can I do to make you like me?' I think the answer is you can't. You can't make everyone like you. You just have to do what you do. And do the best that you can at what you do. And be happy with yourself." Other bummers he hadn't known about: "Getting rejection. Getting your sketches cut. Being told you're not funny." He was grateful that it was before Twitter was around to capture the hatred. "You think that it's just going to be, 'Oh, this is cool. Everyone will be great.' But then not everyone's rooting for you," Fallon said. "Some people want you to fail. People's jobs are to take me down and to put bad press out and stuff. That's their job, and you're just like, 'Ooh.' I don't live in that world. I don't believe that it's real, but it kind of is real and you go, 'Oh, people are just kind of being mean.'" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host explained that his way of dealing with the hate was to do his best to ignore it. "You gotta, again, just toughen up and get through it and just keep your head down and keep being funny," he said. "And just keep doing things and keep being creative. If you move that out, you realize it's not even real. It's real, but it's noise and it doesn't affect you. You can only believe in yourself and know that you have to keep going and, if you keep scoring, that will show. Your work will show. That stuff I wasn't prepared for, of overcoming that. Overcoming hating on you or saying you're not good or something. You don't think that's going to happen. But it will if you're successful, because someone's not going to like you, no matter what."Fallon said he relied on the wise words of the Beastie Boys to get him through. "I loved the Beastie Boys growing up, and there's that one line Mike D says: 'Be true to yourself, and you will never fall. It kind of is the move. Just be true to yourself. Then everyone can say whatever they want, [but] it's like, 'That's who I am.'" Watch their full conversation above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
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3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jimmy Fallon says he wasn't prepared for people not liking him: 'It's the absolute worst'
The thing that Jimmy Fallon wasn't prepared for when he became famous after joining Saturday Night Live in 1998 was that some people would always dislike him. "It's the worst," Fallon said Monday on The Diary of a CEO podcast. "Yes, it is the absolute worst. I hate it. I want everyone to like me. I can't stand it. I go, 'Oh, my gosh. What can I do to make you like me?' I think the answer is you can't. You can't make everyone like you. You just have to do what you do. And do the best that you can at what you do. And be happy with yourself." Other bummers he hadn't known about: "Getting rejection. Getting your sketches cut. Being told you're not funny." He was grateful that it was before Twitter was around to capture the hatred. "You think that it's just going to be, 'Oh, this is cool. Everyone will be great.' But then not everyone's rooting for you," Fallon said. "Some people want you to fail. People's jobs are to take me down and to put bad press out and stuff. That's their job, and you're just like, 'Ooh.' I don't live in that world. I don't believe that it's real, but it kind of is real and you go, 'Oh, people are just kind of being mean.'" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host explained that his way of dealing with the hate was to do his best to ignore it. "You gotta, again, just toughen up and get through it and just keep your head down and keep being funny," he said. "And just keep doing things and keep being creative. If you move that out, you realize it's not even real. It's real, but it's noise and it doesn't affect you. You can only believe in yourself and know that you have to keep going and, if you keep scoring, that will show. Your work will show. That stuff I wasn't prepared for, of overcoming that. Overcoming hating on you or saying you're not good or something. You don't think that's going to happen. But it will if you're successful, because someone's not going to like you, no matter what."Fallon said he relied on the wise words of the Beastie Boys to get him through. "I loved the Beastie Boys growing up, and there's that one line Mike D says: 'Be true to yourself, and you will never fall. It kind of is the move. Just be true to yourself. Then everyone can say whatever they want, [but] it's like, 'That's who I am.'" Watch their full conversation above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
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27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Jaw-Dropping Truth About Simon Cowell's 'AGT' Salary in 2025
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Over the last three decades, there have been plenty of well-known personalities judging popular competition shows. But few are as famous as Simon Cowell — and given how he's starred on some wildly popular franchises, folks can likely see why! Simon first gained notoriety in the United States in 2002, when he became a judge alongside Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson on American Idol. A judge for the show's first nine seasons, he eventually left in 2010 to serve as a panelist on America's Got Talent. Working alongside Sofia Vergara, Howie Mandel and Mel B, Simon will be on hand to see which incredible talent will win it all in its milestone season 20 beginning May 27, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Given Simon's overall impact on reality television, people may be wondering about Simon Cowell's net worth in 2025. Well, we did some digging — and the answers we found may shock you. (It's important to note we are only looking at his earnings from projects in the United States, not in the U.K.) According to Simon Cowell's net worth is reportedly around $600 million. As for how he amassed a fortune as big as this, it comes from his work in both the music industry and his success as a TV personality. Given how Simon is currently a judge on America's Got Talent, we'll start with how much he currently makes on the NBC series. While Simon hasn't explicitly stated his salary for starring on AGT, multiple reports write he makes an estimated $45 million per season. What's more, it's seemingly similar to the amount of money he made while working on American Idol. As for Simon's time on American Idol, a 2005 article from the New York Times reported the TV personality initial salary as a judge began at $8 million per season. As the show quickly developed a massive following, Fox (the network that originally aired the show) gave him a five-year renewal that had him reportedly earning $36 million per season of . Although reports in 2009 inferred Simon was offered a new three-year contract worth around $45 million per season, he chose to walk away for AGT instead. So, how much did Simon make overall on American Idol? Given how he was on the show for nine seasons, it's likely he made around $204 million. Before Simon made a name for himself as a TV personality, he was well-known as a music executive. He initially got his start working for the record label EMI Music as a teenager, before leaving a year and a half after getting hired due to not being promoted. After working some time as an estate agent, he eventually made his way back to the music industry in 1980. "My mum, I remember her face, she said, 'I've got some really exciting news for you,'" he shared on The Diary of a CEO With Steven Bartlett podcast about the experience in October 2024. "I said, 'What?' She said, 'I think there's a better job for you at EMI music publishing and you're gonna have an interview.'" This led to a long-standing career in music, which also led him to create both Syco Music (which signed artists and groups like One Direction) and Syco TV. These ventures were later folded into a joint collaboration with Sony Music in 2019, now being called Syco Music Entertainment. Under this umbrella, Parade noted he got to buy out Sony's stake on the TV side to gain full control of the AGT franchise. You Might Also Like 67 Best Gifts for Women That'll Make Her Smile The Best Pillows for Every Type of Sleeper
