Things Turned Ugly
Little did Carson know, the woman’s mobster boyfriend was there too, and when he realized that Carson was chatting up his girl, he did not take too kindly to it. He confronted Carson and became physically aggressive.
NBC Had To Step In
The mobster continued to become violent towards Johnny, when Jilly decided to step in and calm the situation down. The mobster then decided to go after Carson and put a hit out on him. Johnny stayed holed up at home until NBC executive David Tebet stepped in and reached out to “the right people.”