Jay Leno Breaks Silence on Gabrielle Union’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ Firing

This May 21, 2014 file photo shows American comedian Jay Leno reacts during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem. Newly retired from The Tonight Show, Leno is now being awarded the nations top humor prize by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Leno will be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by his fellow comedians in a performance Oct. 19 in Washington. The show will be broadcast nationally in November on PBS. AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File

Jay Leno issued a statement days after Gabrielle Union departed from “America’s Got Talent” amid controversy.

He told TMZ on Sunday night that he enjoyed working with her and that she’s a “great girl.”