Jay Leno Files for Conservatorship Over Wife of 40 Years, Mavis Leno, After She was Diagnosed with Dementia!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Denise | In Couple , Health

Jay Leno files for conservatorship over wife Mavis. source: US Magazine

Jay Leno filed a conservatorship over his wife, Mavis Leno, on Friday.
Mavis was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which is the basis of the filing.
It is not known when she was diagnosed.

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Jay Leno files for conservatorship after wife Mavis’ Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Jay Leno filed for conservatorship over his wife Mavis Leno, on Friday, according to Page Six.

TMZ who first reported the news said that Leno filed for conservatorship after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

The diagnosis is “the basis of the conservatorship,” an insider told the outlet.

While it is not clear when Mrs. Leno, 77, was diagnosed, the hearing for the conservatorship will be held on April 9.

One fan commented on Mavis’ diagnosis,

”Really sorry to read about his wife diagnosis & wish him all the best.”

Another wrote,

”Jay Leno is what all women should find in a husband/ partner. Loyal, and true, right through to the final curtain.”

Jay Leno — They married in 1980. source: Page Six

One emotional fan with similar experience wrote,

”Very sad. Somewhat early onset at 77. It can happen as early as the 50’s and 60’s in some. It’s a disease that robs you of who you are. I nursed my Mom through it from beginning to end. It is the worst.”

As per People, the former Tonight Show host, 73, briefly met Mavis in the ’70s after he performed at Los Angeles’ popular Comedy Store comedy club.

The following week, the two were introduced by mutual friends and their love story began from there.

They said I DO in 1980, despite Jay joking that dating was not his cup of tea.

Also, Read Jay Leno Health Update After The Accident!

Mavis takes credit for not having kids with Jay

During a 1987 profile of the comedian, Mavis admitted he changed her view on marriage.

She recalled,

“I always had this idea that I would never get married … But with Jay, I began to realize that this was the first time I was ever with someone where I had a perfect, calm sense of having arrived at my destination,”

Mavis also took full credit for the couple not having kids.

She told the Washington Post in 2014,

“I remember telling my mother when I was 7 or 8 that I was never going to get married or have children,”
“To me, this is the way women get caught.”

Mavis fully supported her husband and was by his side when he made his way back to the comedy stage in November 2022 after suffering third-degree burns to his face and hands resulting from a car explosion.

Jay later joked that his brand-new face was “better than what was there before.”

Also, Read Jay Leno Revealed that a Fuel Line Explosion Caught His Face on Fire Last Month!

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