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    “There’s Nothing Worse Than Whiny Celebrities”: Jay Leno Refuses to Whine or Complain Despite Serious Injuries

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    Late Night TV show icon and classic car aficionado Jay Leno ripped into spoiled, “whiny” celebrities in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, blasting them for being so complaint prone after giving the Wall Street Journal a few important updates on his health condition. Leno’s health was at issue because of a car fire he was recently in.

    Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Leno said:

    “You have to joke about it. There’s nothing worse than whiny celebrities. If you joke about it, people laugh along with you. Eight days later, I had a brand new face… And it’s better than what was there before.”

    Continuing with his comments on whiny celebrities and his injuries, Leno then said “But really, it was an accident, that’s all. Anybody who works with their hands on a regular basis is going to have an accident at some point. If you play football, you get a concussion or a broken leg. Anything you do, there’s a risk factor.”

    Leno was seriously injured by burns during a car wreck in mid-November. “‘I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire,’ the comedian, 72, told Page Six in a statement. Continuing, he said “I am OK. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.‘”

    Despite those serious injuries, Leno was back in his classic car garage within days of the incident, with TMZ reporting:

    Jay Leno can’t stop, won’t stop — unbelievably, he’s back on the open road less than 2 weeks after he was severely burned in a car fire, and his first stop … the same garage where it happened.

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    Tuesday, the comedian drove himself — still visibly scarred on his face and hand — to his Burbank garage where he keeps most of his famous car collection.

    He briefly chatted with photogs as he pulled in at the gate … tellin’ them he’ll back onstage telling jokes as soon as this weekend.

    The same TMZ report added more details on Leno’s injuries and his release from the hospital, saying:

    As you know, Leno was working on a vintage car that had a clogged fuel line when he got sprayed with gasoline, which then ignited and set him on fire. Luckily, his friend was there at the time to extinguish the flames, and save Jay’s life.

    Jay was released from the Grossman Burn Center Monday, where he underwent 9 days of treatment. He seemed to be in great spirits in photos alongside the staff … and this new video confirms he’s continuing an amazing recovery.

    “Jay Leno’s legendary car collection now boasts over 180 exotic cars, hypercars and museum-grade artifacts. Put simply, nobody else in the world has a space-age McLaren P1 parked near their antique fire engine,” US News reports.