{"id":8836,"date":"2026-02-16T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/jimmy-fallon-tommy-mottola-pasta-sauce\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:01:00","slug":"jimmy-fallon-tommy-mottola-pasta-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/jimmy-fallon-tommy-mottola-pasta-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Fallon And Tommy Mottola\u2019s Pasta Sauce Won\u2019t Be Served"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-484250760-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1969\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>Jimmy Fallon and Tommy Mottola in 2015 (photo: Kevin Mazur \/ Getty Images  for The Apollo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This one\u2019s off the menu. <em>NBC<\/em> talk show host Jimmy Fallon is reportedly backing out of a line of pasta sauces he created with Mottola Media Group chairman Tommy Mottola after the latter\u2019s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein surfaced in recent days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/o\/nMo1G\/https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/12\/hollywood\/deal-between-jimmy-fallon-and-tommy-mottola-falls-through-after-epstein-files-mention\/\" target=\"_blank\">According to Page Six<\/a>, the duo\u2019s sauce venture was scheduled to launch next year but was put on pause after file releases revealed Mottola communicated with Epstein from 2010 to 2019 about everything from renting helicopters to hiring a private investigator.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/02\/master-class-a-conversation-with-brat-mastering-engineer-idania-valencia\/\">Master Class: A Conversation With \u2018Brat\u2019 Mastering Engineer Idania Valencia\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2024\/11\/jimmy-fallon-holiday-album-interview\/\">Jimmy Fallon Makes Comedy Holiday Albums Cool Again<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2024\/09\/andrew-watt-chad-smith-jam-with-jimmy-fallon-chris-robinson-in-brooklyn\/\">Andrew Watt, Chad Smith Jam With Jimmy Fallon, Chris Robinson In Brooklyn<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The former head of Sony Music and one-time husband of Mariah Carey, Mottola is also said to have spent time at Epstein\u2019s New York and Paris homes in the 2006 to 2008 period after the latter was released from prison for soliciting sexual acts from minors.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, when the nascent #MeToo movement began taking down high-profile entertainment industry figures, Epstein told Mottola that he was \u201csafe\u201d from scrutiny. Mottola replied asking if he should \u201cshut up and lay low,\u201d to which Epstein responded, \u201csure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Fallon and Mottola have been friends for decades and are known for sharing social media photos of themselves eating at Italian restaurants. Mottola appeared as a talk guest on <em>Late Night With Jimmy Fallon<\/em> in 2013 to promote his autobiography, <em>Hitmaker<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Fallon and Tommy Mottola in 2015 (photo: Kevin Mazur \/ Getty Images for The Apollo). This one\u2019s off the menu. 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