The 74-year-old iconic TV host and comedian is no stranger to misfortune in recent years, having sustained grevous burns back in November 2022 when flames erupted while he was working on one of the vintage cars in his collection. He was also involved in a motorcycle crash which left him with a series of broken bones in 2023.

This time around his wounds weren’t so significant – nor was his accident so serious – but Leno was left with visible injuries including a rather painful-looking bruise on his face.

The popular TV star arrived at the Comedy For Kobe event in Beverly Hills on Monday, November 18, wearing an eyepatch over his left eye. The entire left side of his face was mottled blue and black with bruising, while he also had a bandage covering his wrist.

Where did Jay Leno fall from?

The star said to TMZ that he had been staying at a hill-top hotel over the weekend and made a decision to eat at a restaurant that lay at the bottom of said hill. Instead of taking the designated mile-and-a-half long path, the comedian opted to walk directly down the hill, explaining that it was “60 to 70 feet” high and “didn’t look that steep”.

“I fell down and rolled down the hill,” Leno shared with TMZ. “Hit my head on a rock, knocked me on the eye,” he added, before lifting his eyepatch to reveal that his eye remained swollen shut.