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"Truce? As Jay Leno prepares to say goodbye to The Tonight Show with a final farewell episode on Thursday, Feb. 6, even his harshest critics -- among them, late-night rival Jimmy Kimmel -- are showing the longtime host some love.\r\n&amp;quot;Issues aside, 20 years at #1 is a remarkable achievement,&amp;quot; Kimmel tweeted a few hours before Leno&amp;apos;s last show. &amp;quot;Congratulations and best wishes to @jayleno on an incredible run.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe Jimmy Kimmel Live! host, 46, has in the past been very vocal about his dislike for Leno, who is being replaced on NBC&amp;apos;s The Tonight Show by another Jimmy -- Saturday Night Live alum and current Late Night host Jimmy Fallon.\r\n&amp;quot;I always feel bad if I hurt anybody&amp;apos;s feelings, but I don&amp;apos;t believe Jay Leno has actual feelings, and he doesn&amp;apos;t seem to be that worried about other people&amp;apos;s feelings,&amp;quot; Kimmel told Playboy back in February 2013. He went on to say that he never tells a joke he can imagine Leno telling, &amp;quot;even if it&amp;apos;s a good joke.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nThe ABC host also slammed Leno in an interview with Rolling Stone in January 2013. &amp;quot;As a comedian, you can&amp;apos;t not have disdain for what he&amp;apos;s done,&amp;quot; he told the magazine, alluding to drama with fellow late-night stars David Letterman and Conan O&amp;apos;Brien. &amp;quot;He totally sold out. He was a master chef who opened a Burger King.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nKimmel even went so far as to mock the host on his short-lived 2010 primetime gig, The Jay Leno Show. Appearing via satellite for a Q&amp;amp;A, he repeatedly brought up Leno&amp;apos;s awkward situation with O&amp;apos;Brien, who was tapped to take over The Tonight Show in 2009 but then ousted a short time later.\r\n&amp;quot;Listen, Jay, Conan and I have children. All you have to take care of is cars,&amp;quot; he quipped. &amp;quot;I mean, we have lives to lead here. You&amp;apos;ve got $800 million, for God&amp;apos;s sakes. Leave our shows alone.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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