Arsenio Hall to announce shock retirement from television?
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Sad news for Hall fans. Speculation had been rife that the American television host best known for his show The Arsenio Hall Show on Syndication, is about to announce his retirement from television, at age 69, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 12/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a television host isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a television host-actor-comedian just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouArsenio
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouArsenio was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Arsenio Hall was unlike any other television host we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouArsenio”
— @universalObserver, 11 Apr 2025
“I thought Arsenio Hall retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 11 Apr 2025
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