Billy Bush’s comeback tour isn’t going as well as planned.
The disgraced “Today” talent hoped a recent cover story in the Hollywood Reporter and sit-down with “Good Morning America” would jump-start his career.
“He thought he was going to be welcomed back by the world after the TV segment [with Robin Roberts],” a source said. “And the only thing you learned from the article and TV piece is that Billy wants to be on TV. He felt that taking seven or eight months off, he’d slip his way back in, get some press and people would be beating down his door, and no one did.”
Another source said, “He wants to be a Ryan Seacrest type” and was also angling for a gig at iHeartRadio or SiriusXM.
But a source close to Bush told us: “This is absolutely not true. In fact, he has already fielded numerous interest and offers, [the] most recent being a fully cleared syndicated major show hitting this fall, which he has turned down. He is taking his time and making sure the next move is the right one.”
Another insider figured: “He’s a terrific broadcaster, but if you’re hiring him, it’s a liability right now. There’s a big, broad reason not to hire him, and there aren’t a lot of options. He’ll land on his feet. It won’t be tomorrow, or maybe not even this year, but he will. There simply aren’t openings — and he’s not going to get Scott Pelley’s [job].”
Bush did not comment.