Candi Cazau Jerry Lewis MDA Muscular Dystrophy Association

August 21st, 2011

Jerry Lewis was reported earlier today to be returning to the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Labor Day telethon.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the comedy icon had been “reinstated” at the annual fundraising event after the two sides “made peace.”

But it’s not true.

Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association

August 4th, 2011

Jerry Lewis is no longer the national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and he will not appear on the organization’s upcoming Labor Day telethon.

The news comes after an announcement last May that Lewis’ final telethon would be on September 4.

That’s no longer the case, as the MDA has released a statement confirming that Lewis is no longer the organization’s chairman and will not host this year’s telethon.

There was no official explanation for the move.

Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association

May 16th, 2011

Jerry Lewis, who has tirelessly hosted the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual Labor Day telethon – for the past 45 years – is retiring.

The comedian issued a statement today, via the Muscular Dystrophy Association, in which he said it was time for a “new telethon era.”

Lewis will appear for his final telethon on September 4, and will end as he always does by performing, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”