Leno faces backlash from striking writers

US chat show host Jay Leno is facing a backlash from laid-off members of his 'Tonight Show' staff - after failing to pay them a regular salary amid the ongoing writers' strikes.

Unlike colleagues David Letterman and Conan O'Brien, Leno - who makes an estimated $27m (€18.4m) a year - has refused to offer staff of his late night show their normal paycheques after they were laid off on Friday, according to the New York Daily News.