Jerry Lewis Will Not Return To MDA Telethon

8/22/2011 7:42 PM ET

(RTTNews) - Jerry Lewis will reportedly miss the upcoming muscular dystrophy telethon, an event that he has famously hosted since 1966. The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced earlier this month that the 85-year-old comedian would no longer be involved with the event.

There were brief rumors that Lewis had, in fact, been reinstated as the host for the fundraiser after a gossip writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal published a story that he had been offered the job again. Officials from the event have since denied the report.
A publicist for Lewis also spoke on the rumor saying: "Him being reinstated as the host of the MDA telethon is not accurate."
The Las Vegas Review-Journal later corrected its report via Twitter, explaining: "A source told Vegas Confidential that Lewis had been 'reinstated.' The source clarified that today, saying he meant reconciled."