Jay Leno’s Joke About His Latest Bike Crash with Jeremy Renner’s Snowplow Will get Blended Reactions
Paul Morigi/Getty; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Jay Leno is on Twitter once more after his recent motorcycle crash, and his first tweet again is getting combined reactions.
On Friday, Leno, 72, dished out a one-liner about his accident — which left him with a damaged collarbone, two damaged ribs, and two cracked kneecaps — whereas making reference to Jeremy Renner lower than a month after the Marvel star’s personal near-fatal snowplow accident.
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Jay Leno
RELATED: Jay Leno Returns to Stage 2 Weeks After Burn Accident: ‘I Never Thought of Myself as a Roast Comic’
“I used to be using my bike up in Lake Tahoe and I got here across the nook and bam, I crashed into Jeremy Renner’s snowplow,” Leno shared along with his followers.
Whereas some known as Leno “the funniest” and responded with a handful of laughing emojis, others posted their issues over the tweet mentioning Renner, 52.
“Not humorous,” wrote Twitter user Josh Dawson. “Renner broke 30 bones within the technique of saving his nephew’s life. Respect to the man. Pure guts.”
“Glad he is okay, however my god, the bar stays low,” one other shared.
Amongst these defending Leno’s tweet, one consumer excused Leno poking fun at his personal scenario and wrote that he thinks Renner would discover the humor within the joke. “First, Jay was in an actual accident, speedy restoration sir,” he wrote. “[Second] if we do not convey some levity to life, then life turns into simply an offended journey. [Third], anybody ask Jeremy his ideas on the joke? I am positive he would smile at Jay Leno.”
Venturelli/Getty
RELATED: Jay Leno Teases That His ‘Brand New Face’ Is ‘Better Than What Was There Before’ Accident
It isn’t unusual for Leno to poke enjoyable at his personal well-being, as simply two weeks after struggling severe burns in a fuel fire in November, the previous Tonight Present host made himself the punchline.
“I by no means considered myself as a roast comedian,” Leno joked to reporters as he arrived at California’s Comedy and Magic Membership. “We have now two exhibits tonight — common and additional crispy.”
However the brand new tweet marks Leno’s first punchline about his bike accident, in addition to the primary he is made about Marvel star Renner.
Leno opened up concerning the bike accident in an interview with the Las Vegas Assessment-Journal, when he defined that he “received knocked off” his bike on Jan. 17, then detailed the extent of his accidents. “However I am okay!” he added. “I am okay, I am working. I am working this weekend.”
By no means miss a narrative — join PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to remain up-to-date on the perfect of what PEOPLE has to supply, from juicy superstar information to forcing human curiosity tales.
Renner, then again, remains to be recovering after breaking 30-plus bones throughout his New 12 months’s snowplow accident. A recent report obtained by CNN from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Workplace exhibits that Renner used the machine to assist transfer his grownup nephew’s truck from a driveway after vital snowfall hit the realm.
On the time, the PistenBully snow groomer then began to slip as Renner exited the car “with out setting the emergency brake.” Because it moved down a hill, Renner “realized it was heading straight towards [his nephew],” per the report, and he “feared the PistenBully was going to hit [his nephew], so he determined to try to cease or divert the PistenBully.” The Avengers star then re-entered the cab of the snowplow by climbing onto its shifting monitor, as he was “pulled below the left facet monitor,” per the report.
Renner has since shared updates on his progress and has mentioned he is appreciative of the outpouring of assist he is gotten. Final week, he shared a post on Instagram of himself in a mattress receiving what seemed to be bodily remedy, as he wrote, “Morning exercises, resolutions all modified this explicit new years …. Spawned from tragedy for my complete household, and shortly centered into uniting actionable love ❤️.”
“A lot love and appreciation to you all,” Renner wrote. “These 30-plus damaged bones will mend, develop stronger, similar to the love and bond with household and buddies deepens. Love and blessings to you all 🙏❤️🙏.”