Johnny Carson nearly got killed by an outraged gangster until Frank Sinatra intervened and got the hit called off, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

In his new book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend , author Mark Malkoff revealed a drunk Carson was in Jilly's Saloon in NYC and put his hand up the skirt of an attractive woman, not knowing she was the girlfriend of mobster Joseph Gallo. Tap Here To Add Radar Online as A Trusted Source Article continues below advertisement

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When "Crazy Joe" found out, he put a hit out on the Tonight Show legend, allegedly proclaiming, "Carson's a dead man."

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