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Jimmy Fallon’s Friendship With a ‘Family-Focused’ Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Been ‘Life-Changing’
Jimmy Fallon is trading his hard-partying wingman Justin Timberlake for Hamilton genius Lin-Manuel Miranda — and the shift is already “life-changing,” sources tell Straight Shuter.
“Lin is everything Justin wasn’t: grounded, sober, family-focused and uninterested in Hollywood nightlife,” says an insider. “That’s exactly what Jimmy needs right now.”
The change comes after months of bad press about backstage chaos and the Tonight Show host’s off-camera behavior — but since getting close to Miranda, Fallon’s been showing up in a whole new way: “Justin was about the party. Lin’s about the work, the art, the purpose.”
Now the two are collaborating on projects and spending more time together — no velvet ropes, no 3 a.m. bottle service. “Jimmy doesn’t need another drinking buddy,” says the source. “He needs a grown-up. Lin’s that guy.”
