See some of the CBS News profile on Leslie Jordan that correspondent Anthony Mason was working on

Tributes are pouring in across the entertainment industry for Leslie Jordan, who died unexpectedly on Monday. CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason had visited Jordan in Nashville just two weeks earlier, where he reflected on his acting career, unexpected turn to country music and becoming a beloved viral internet sensation during the pandemic.

This likely was Leslie’s last in-depth interview and it reminds us how much he was enjoying his post-pandemic fame and how he was making the most of it. We remain stunned and sad but as the tributes continue to roll in, you realize how many people really loved and appreciated him and thought so highly of him.