For Conan O'Brien, getting pushed out of his Tonight Show digs at NBC has turned into quite a profitable business.
NBC paid him off -- $45 million to O'Brien and staffers -- when the network decided to reinstate Jay Leno to Conan's spot after Leno's ill-fated months in the 10 pm weeknight slot.
Everyone thought Conan was headed to Fox -- including Fox -- according to Deadline Hollywood's reporting. More talks were said to be scheduled between Conan and Fox after the NAB Convention now underway in Las Vegas.
Then the shocker.
In about less than two weeks, according to news accounts, Conan O'Brien's people decided&hellip
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