That breeze you feel is extended middle fingers all over the world waving in triumph. Jay Leno has issued an apology for his cringe-inducing interview with Ryan Phillippe two weeks ago. He released this statement to People magazine:

"In talking about Ryan's first role, I realize that what I said came out wrong. I certainly didn't mean any malice. I agree it was a dumb thing to say, and I apologize."

Even though the apology was close to "sorry about the misunderstanding", and he made it to a magazine and not on his show (where people would actually see it), this should put an end to the story. Interesting that it took considerable backlash from the media and a weigh-in from GLAAD for Leno to act. The only sad thing is that we won't get a chance to see more colorful birds from around the world.

While Jay is doling out the apologies, I've been patiently waiting for years for him to apologize about another horrifying incident, which you can see after the break. (and Horshak, how could you?)