Flayed Jay will kick in week's pay

December 01, 2007 Jay Leno will pay out of his pocket for at least the next week the salaries of about 80 staffers of "The Tonight Show" who were laid off Friday, a source said Saturday. "Tonight Show" executive producer Debbie Vickers is said to have assisted Leno with the logistics of his decision, which came to light a day after disgruntled employees charged that the late-night host had been unfair to them. Vickers began calling laid-off "Tonight Show" employees Saturday to give them the news, sources said, and phone calls from Vickers and others were expected to continue through today.

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