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Singer Rick Springfield confronts yawning Today host during live segment

Rick Springfield calls out TV host for yawning during live interview
  • Rick Springfield questioned a TV host on the Today show, asking if he was boring him, after noticing the presenter yawning during their interview.
  • The incident occurred while Springfield was discussing his hit single “Jessie's Girl”.
  • The host, Craig Melvin, quickly denied yawning, claiming he was coughing, and apologised for the misunderstanding.
  • Springfield diffused the potentially awkward situation by joking that it was early and he would yawn too, leading to laughter from the panel.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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